Forest area in Jordan
Jordan: Forest area was 70,700 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Jordan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 70,700 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Jordan peaked at 70,700 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70,700 hectares, in 1990.
That places Jordan 166th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Jordan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Jordan?
- Forest area in Jordan was 70,700 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 70,700 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,700 hectares in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for forest area?
- Jordan ranks 166th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.