What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Syrian Arab Republic and Western Sahara?

1.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Western Sahara?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Western Sahara: Share of land covered by forest

Syrian Arab Republic

2.9%

in 2025

Western Sahara

1.9%

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic rank

187th

Western Sahara rank

190th

Share of land covered by forest over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Western Sahara

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.9% against 1.9% in Western Sahara, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.5 times Western Sahara's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 187th and Western Sahara ranks 190th of 216 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.5%	2.1%	0.4%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	2.6%	2.0%	0.7%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	2.8%	2.0%	0.9%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	2.9%	2.0%	0.9%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Syrian Arab Republic or Western Sahara?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.9% against 1.9% in Western Sahara as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Syrian Arab Republic and Western Sahara?: 1.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Western Sahara?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Western Sahara rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 187th and Western Sahara ranks 190th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.