Deforestation statistics for Cyprus



Cyprus: Demographic data

Population (2022)1,207,359
Annual population growth rate (2022)0.70%
Population density (people/sq km)131
Net migration5,000
Fertility rate1.3
Median age37
Urban population share67%


Cyprus: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 9,240
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 89,658
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 9.7%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 2,665
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 3.0%


Cyprus: Annual forest and tree cover data

Cyprus: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 79
2002: 32
2003: 25
2004: 88
2005: 35
2006: 59
2007: 778
2008: 95
2009: 56
2010: 64
2011: 119
2012: 54
2013: 14
2014: 33
2015: 20
2016: 569
2017: 437
2018: 32
2019: 43
2020: 33




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Famagusta62111146.6%
Larnaca5,2884710823272053.9%
Limassol17,8626383771441,0145.7%
Nicosia49,770103571028851,1472.3%
Paphos16,6764449441592961.8%


 

2019 forest data for Cyprus | Archived forest data for Cyprus | Forest data for Cyprus

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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