Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Jordan
Jordan: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 29,860 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 29,860 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Jordan peaked at 29,860 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,840 hectares, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 130th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,840 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,840 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,840 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,850 hectares | 29,840 hectares | 29,860 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 127 Honduras 35,800 hectares compare
- 128 Cyprus 32,870 hectares compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 25,760 hectares compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 24,680 hectares compare
- 133 Chad 21,000 hectares compare
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Jordan?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Jordan was 29,860 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 29,860 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,840 hectares in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Jordan ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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