Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Cyprus
Cyprus: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 18.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Cyprus, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 18.5% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 252.8% on the previous year and up 163.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Cyprus peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -56.9%, in 1980.
That places Cyprus 5th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -2.0% | — |
| 1972 | -2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | -2.7% | +34.0% |
| 1974 | -28.8% | +979.4% |
| 1975 | -55.1% | +91.6% |
| 1976 | -55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | -56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | -56.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | -56.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | -56.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | -55.6% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | -53.8% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | -53.6% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | -36.6% | -31.7% |
| 1985 | -9.7% | -73.5% |
| 1986 | -8.3% | -14.9% |
| 1987 | -7.8% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | -7.4% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | -6.4% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | -6.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | -9.5% | +49.4% |
| 1992 | -12.3% | +29.6% |
| 1993 | -13.3% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | -21.2% | +59.7% |
| 1995 | -12.1% | -42.9% |
| 1996 | -12.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | -12.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | -10.7% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | -10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -11.9% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | -12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | -12.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | -3.0% | -75.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -396.7% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +90.1% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -42.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -63.5% |
| 2008 | -19.8% | -664.1% |
| 2009 | -11.5% | -42.0% |
| 2010 | -19.1% | +65.8% |
| 2011 | -16.9% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | -16.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | -29.3% | +77.8% |
| 2014 | -30.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | -24.1% | -19.9% |
| 2016 | -30.3% | +25.6% |
| 2017 | -17.5% | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -183.2% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | -112.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -745.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -60.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +252.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 18.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.5%. (79 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 18.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.7%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -979.4% | -2.7% | -28.8% |
| 2020 | +745.0% | -1.8% | 11.5% |
| 2008 | -664.1% | 3.5% | -19.8% |
| 2004 | +396.7% | -3.0% | 8.8% |
| 2023 | +252.8% | 5.3% | 18.5% |
| 2018 | +183.2% | -17.5% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -35.1% | -56.8% | -2.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | -29.6% | -56.9% | -6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -12.1% | -21.2% | -6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.2% | -19.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -17.1% | -30.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 4.6% | 18.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 2 French Guiana 46.4% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 22.9% compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
- 6 Benin 18.5% compare
- 7 Montenegro 18.1% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 15.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Cyprus?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Cyprus was 18.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.9% in 1980.
- How does Cyprus rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Cyprus ranks 5th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.