Cyprus recorded the lowest forest growth rate among EU member states in 2023, at just 1.6 per cent, according to data released on Friday by the EU’s statistical service, Eurostat.
State forest land covers around 18 per cent of the island’s total area and includes natural pine forests, reforested areas, grasslands and non-forested land such as dams and mining sites.
With this low growth rate, Cyprus ranks alongside Malta, which
