Syria vs Yemen: Forest area
Syria
527,810 hectares
in 2025
Yemen
549,000 hectares
in 2025
Syria rank
143rd
Yemen rank
141st
Forest area over time
- Syria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 549,000 hectares against 527,810 hectares in Syria, a difference of 21,190 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Syria ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 141st of 235 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 455,391 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 93,609 hectares | Yemen |
| 2000s | 483,814 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 65,186 hectares | Yemen |
| 2010s | 522,759 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 26,241 hectares | Yemen |
| 2020s | 527,730 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 21,270 hectares | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Syria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 549,000 hectares against 527,810 hectares in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Syria and Yemen?
- 21,190 hectares, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Yemen rank globally for forest area?
- Syria ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 141st 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.