Madagascar vs Syria: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Madagascar
236,550 hectares
in 2025
Syria
294,810 hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
75th
Syria rank
72nd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Madagascar
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 294,810 hectares against 236,550 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 58,260 hectares.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 75th and Syria ranks 72nd of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,834 hectares | 222,551 hectares | 96,284 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 298,693 hectares | 250,974 hectares | 47,718 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 268,484 hectares | 289,919 hectares | 21,435 hectares | Syria |
| 2020s | 243,955 hectares | 294,810 hectares | 50,855 hectares | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Madagascar or Syria?
- Syria, at 294,810 hectares against 236,550 hectares in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Madagascar and Syria?
- 58,260 hectares, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Syria rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Madagascar ranks 75th and Syria ranks 72nd of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.