Forest land — Share in Land area in Syria
Syria: Forest land — Share in Land area was 2.87 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 2.87 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Syria peaked at 2.87 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.45 %, in 1990.
Syria ranks 221st of 249 countries on this measure, 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 Syria, 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% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2.87 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.99 %, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 2.87 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.55 %, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 218 Pakistan 4.11 % compare
- 219 Tajikistan 3.06 % compare
- 220 Chad 2.97 % compare
- 221 Syrian Arab Republic 2.87 % compare
- 223 Aruba 2.72 % compare
- 224 Western Sahara 1.99 % compare
More environment data for Syria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Syria?
- Forest land — share in land area in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 % in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Syria ranks 221st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, 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.