Africa vs Syria: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time
- Africa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 55.86 % against 2.13 % in Africa, a difference of 53.73 %.
That makes Syria's figure about 26.2 times Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 24th and Syria ranks 27th of 32 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 % | 48.87 % | 47.64 % | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.44 % | 51.83 % | 50.39 % | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.75 % | 55.45 % | 53.71 % | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.05 % | 55.87 % | 53.82 % | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Africa or Syria?
- Syria, at 55.86 % against 2.13 % in Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Africa and Syria?
- 53.73 %, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Syria rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Africa ranks 24th and Syria ranks 27th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.