Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria
Syria: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.9%
World rank
218th
of 253 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2015
All-time low
2.5%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria is 2.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria peaked at 2.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
Syria ranks 218th of 253 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria, 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% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 2.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 |
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 forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Syria ranks 218th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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