Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 2.9% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 2.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 22nd of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
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More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 44.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 32.32 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,049 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,164 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syrian Arab Republic was 2.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 22nd out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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