Forest land — Area in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Forest land — Area was 527.81 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Syrian Arab Republic is 527.81 1000 ha, measured 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 land — area in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 527.81 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 450.99 1000 ha, in 1990.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 148th of 231 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 | 455.39 1000 ha | 450.99 1000 ha | 459.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 483.81 1000 ha | 460.77 1000 ha | 506.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 522.76 1000 ha | 511.98 1000 ha | 527.57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 527.73 1000 ha | 527.65 1000 ha | 527.81 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.97 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,400 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 32.32 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,049 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,164 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 155 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,310 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Forest land — area in Syrian Arab Republic was 527.81 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 527.81 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.99 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for forest land — area?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 148th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.