Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Distribution of Greek land area into major land use/cover classes according to recent official statistics
Land use/cover classes | Area (000 ha) | Percent (%) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
Arable land | 21,181.5 | 16.05 | Agricultural areas (49.36%) |
Permanent crops | 7,491.6 | 5.68 | Â |
Pastures - transitional wood land/shrubs | 879.9 | 0.67 | Â |
Pastures - shrub and/or herbaceous vegetation associations | 9,151.5 | 6.93 | Â |
Pastures - Open spaces with little or no vegetation | 4,420.2 | 3.35 | Â |
Heterogeneous agricultural areas | 22,011.5 | 16.68 | Â |
Forests | 22,411.6 | 16.98 | Forest and semi-natural vegetation areas (47.43%) |
Transitional wood land/shrubs | 11,606.6 | 8.79 | Â |
Shrub and/or herbaceous vegetation associations | 23,950.6 | 18.15 | Â |
Open spaces with little or no vegetation | 4,509.3 | 3.42 | Â |
Surfaces under water | 1,790.1 | 1.36 | Â |
Artificial surfaces | 2,577.8 | 1.95 | Â |
TOTAL | 131,982.2 | 100.00 | Â |