Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Syria
Syria: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Syria peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
That places Syria 80th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +417.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -40.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -97.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.5%. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +417.9% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| 2016 | -97.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -57.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | -40.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
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 (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Syria?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Syria rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Syria ranks 80th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.