Eswatini vs Syria: Forest area
Eswatini
433,070 hectares
in 2025
Syria
527,810 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini rank
146th
Syria rank
143rd
Forest area over time
- Eswatini
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 527,810 hectares against 433,070 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 94,740 hectares.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 146th and Syria ranks 143rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478,820 hectares | 455,391 hectares | 23,429 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 463,820 hectares | 483,814 hectares | 19,994 hectares | Syria |
| 2010s | 448,820 hectares | 522,759 hectares | 73,939 hectares | Syria |
| 2020s | 436,820 hectares | 527,730 hectares | 90,910 hectares | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Eswatini or Syria?
- Syria, at 527,810 hectares against 433,070 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Eswatini and Syria?
- 94,740 hectares, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Syria rank globally for forest area?
- Eswatini ranks 146th and Syria ranks 143rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.