Greece's forest cover rose from 26.5 % in 1994 to 30.3 % in 2023.
Greece · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Greece's forest area rose from 34,192 km in 1994 to 39,018 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
27th of 213 · 12th in Europe & C. Asia
Greece's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 35.1 % in 2013 to 35.0 % in 2025.
Greece's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 71.1 % in 1994 to 41.7 % in 2023.
Greece's arable land (% of land area) fell from 22.0 % in 1994 to 14.4 % in 2023.
Air
Greece's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 25.7 in 1994 to 14.1 in 2023.
Water
Greece's water stress rose from 13.7 % in 1993 to 17.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
65th of 181 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia
Greece's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 5,545 in 1993 to 5,557 in 2022.
Access
Greece's safe drinking water fell from 99.4 % in 2000 to 96.7 % in 2024.
Greece's safe sanitation rose from 77.9 % in 2000 to 92.9 % in 2024.