Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Syria
Syria: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 294,810 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 294,810 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Syria peaked at 294,810 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 218,150 hectares, in 1990.
That places Syria 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 222,551 hectares | 218,150 hectares | 226,952 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,974 hectares | 227,930 hectares | 274,019 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,919 hectares | 279,140 hectares | 294,734 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,810 hectares | 294,810 hectares | 294,810 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Syria?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Syria was 294,810 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 294,810 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,150 hectares in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Syria ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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