Forest area in Syria
Syria: Forest area was 527,810 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Syria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Syria recorded 527,810 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Syria peaked at 527,810 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 450,990 hectares, in 1990.
Syria ranks 143rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 455,391 hectares | 450,990 hectares | 459,792 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 483,814 hectares | 460,770 hectares | 506,859 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,759 hectares | 511,980 hectares | 527,574 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 527,730 hectares | 527,650 hectares | 527,810 hectares | 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 forest area in Syria?
- Forest area in Syria was 527,810 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 527,810 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,990 hectares in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for forest area?
- Syria ranks 143rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.