Netherlands vs Syria: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Netherlands

15.16 hectares

in 2024

Syria

16.1 hectares

in 2024

Netherlands rank

144th

Syria rank

142nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Syria currently reports 16.1 hectares against 15.16 hectares in Netherlands, a difference of 0.9452 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Syria ahead.

Netherlands ranks 144th 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.