Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Syria
Syria: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Syria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Syria peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
Syria ranks 81st of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 47.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0139 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5633 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Syria?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Syria was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Syria rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Syria ranks 81st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.