Deforestation statistics for Greece
Greece: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 10,423,054 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | -0.50% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 81 |
| Net migration | -16,000 |
| Fertility rate | 1.3 |
| Median age | 46 |
| Urban population share | 85% |
Greece: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 128,900 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 3,672,510 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 28.5% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 188,340 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 5.1% |
Greece: Annual forest and tree cover data
Greece: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares|
Year: Hectares 2001: 12,617 2002: 5,126 2003: 2,563 2004: 6,814 2005: 4,181 2006: 7,346 2007: 46,062 2008: 21,197 2009: 6,564 2010: 7,785 2011: 6,199 2012: 13,242 2013: 5,907 2014: 3,803 2015: 3,840 2016: 6,034 2017: 8,907 2018: 7,122 2019: 7,604 2020: 5,427 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree 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) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegean | 137,628 | 2,058 | 7,398 | 4,194 | 1,624 | 15,273 | 11.1% |
| Athos | 26,329 | 312 | 403 | 3,110 | 578 | 4,403 | 16.7% |
| Attica | 67,638 | 1,100 | 5,890 | 1,048 | 3,780 | 11,818 | 17.5% |
| Crete | 72,199 | 930 | 1,339 | 681 | 894 | 3,844 | 5.3% |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | 637,357 | 4,898 | 5,371 | 2,380 | 2,318 | 14,967 | 2.3% |
| Macedonia and Thrace | 975,489 | 5,723 | 8,106 | 8,410 | 9,403 | 31,640 | 3.2% |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | 847,428 | 10,880 | 45,655 | 7,363 | 8,044 | 71,942 | 8.5% |
| Thessaly and Central Greece | 908,428 | 5,400 | 14,793 | 5,804 | 8,454 | 34,452 | 3.8% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) 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) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thessaly and Central Greece | Thessaly | 375,332 | 2,314 | 4,628 | 2,129 | 1,829 | 10,900 | 2.9% |
| Aegean | South Aegean | 51,015 | 910 | 6,431 | 1,882 | 599 | 9,821 | 19.3% |
| Athos | Athos | 26,329 | 312 | 403 | 3,110 | 578 | 4,403 | 16.7% |
| Attica | Attica | 67,638 | 1,100 | 5,890 | 1,048 | 3,780 | 11,818 | 17.5% |
| Crete | Crete | 72,199 | 930 | 1,339 | 681 | 894 | 3,844 | 5.3% |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | Epirus | 396,604 | 3,281 | 2,367 | 1,145 | 1,305 | 8,098 | 2.0% |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | West Macedonia | 240,753 | 1,616 | 3,004 | 1,235 | 1,013 | 6,869 | 2.9% |
| Macedonia and Thrace | Central Macedonia | 493,100 | 3,754 | 6,163 | 4,696 | 6,542 | 21,154 | 4.3% |
| Macedonia and Thrace | East Macedonia and Thrace | 482,389 | 1,968 | 1,943 | 3,714 | 2,861 | 10,486 | 2.2% |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | Ionian Islands | 76,940 | 2,414 | 3,815 | 2,026 | 2,065 | 10,319 | 13.4% |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | Peloponnese | 432,085 | 6,288 | 24,183 | 3,554 | 3,414 | 37,439 | 8.7% |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | West Greece | 338,403 | 2,179 | 17,657 | 1,783 | 2,565 | 24,184 | 7.1% |
| Thessaly and Central Greece | Central Greece | 533,096 | 3,087 | 10,164 | 3,675 | 6,625 | 23,552 | 4.4% |
| Aegean | North Aegean | 86,614 | 1,148 | 967 | 2,312 | 1,025 | 5,452 | 6.3% |
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2019 forest data for Greece | Archived forest data for Greece | Forest data for Greece
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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