Forest land — Share in Land area in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Forest land — Share in Land area was 2.87 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Syrian Arab Republic is 2.87 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 2.87 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.45 %, in 1990.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 221st out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.45 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.46 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.48 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.56 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.59 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.62 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.65 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.68 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.73 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.76 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.79 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.84 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.85 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.87 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 % | 2.45 % | 2.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 % | 2.51 % | 2.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 % | 2.79 % | 2.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 % | 2.87 % | 2.87 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 44.46 % (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Forest land — share in land area in Syrian Arab Republic was 2.87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 % in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 221st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 — Share in 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.