Iran vs Syria: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Iran

16.91 hectares

in 2024

Syria

16.1 hectares

in 2024

Iran rank

140th

Syria rank

142nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Iran currently reports 16.91 hectares against 16.1 hectares in Syria, a difference of 0.8055 hectares.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 140th and Syria ranks 142nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.