Cyprus's forest cover rose from 17.9 % in 1994 to 18.7 % in 2023.
Cyprus · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Cyprus's forest area rose from 1,653 km in 1994 to 1,725 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
21st of 213 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia
Cyprus's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 20.6 % in 2013 to 38.6 % in 2025.
Cyprus's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 15.5 % in 1994 to 14.0 % in 2023.
Cyprus's arable land (% of land area) fell from 10.8 % in 1994 to 10.6 % in 2023.
Air
Cyprus's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.9 in 1994 to 16.1 in 2023.
Water
Cyprus's water stress rose from 26.7 % in 1993 to 28.6 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
151st of 181 · 46th in Europe & C. Asia
Cyprus's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 944.3 in 1993 to 585.9 in 2022.
Access
Cyprus's safe drinking water rose from 96.3 % in 2000 to 99.7 % in 2024.
Cyprus's safe sanitation rose from 76.2 % in 2000 to 77.0 % in 2024.