Which has higher forest area km, Syria or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 529,220 against 527,810 in Syria as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area km between Syria and Western Sahara?

1,410, with Western Sahara ahead.

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

Our World in Data, published as Forest area km. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syria

527,810

in 2025

Western Sahara

529,220

in 2025

Syria rank

143rd

Western Sahara rank

142nd

Western Sahara currently reports 529,220 against 527,810 in Syria, a difference of 1,410.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 143rd and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.

Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Syria	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1990s	455,391	575,790	120,400	Western Sahara
2000s	483,814	538,500	54,686	Western Sahara
2010s	522,759	537,561	14,802	Western Sahara
2020s	527,730	531,215	3,485	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher forest area km, Syria or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 529,220 against 527,810 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area km between Syria and Western Sahara?: 1,410, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Western Sahara?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Syria and Western Sahara rank globally for forest area km?: Syria ranks 143rd and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Forest area km. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.