Grassland — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 947.58 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic is 947.58 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1,817 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 694.84 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,817 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 932.83 1000 ha | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 1,140 1000 ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 1,173 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 993.69 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 849.23 1000 ha | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 859.71 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 830.86 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 694.84 1000 ha | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 730.84 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 739.87 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 746 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 784.56 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 865.96 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 945.1 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 941.45 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 835.48 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 815.7 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,731 1000 ha | +112.2% |
| 2020 | 1,309 1000 ha | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 952.83 1000 ha | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 719.47 1000 ha | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 837.8 1000 ha | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 947.58 1000 ha | +13.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +112.2% | 815.7 1000 ha | 1,731 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,032 1000 ha | 694.84 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 913.61 1000 ha | 730.84 1000 ha | 1,731 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 953.3 1000 ha | 719.47 1000 ha | 1,309 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,639 1000 ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 100,380 1000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 92,493 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1,588 1000 ha compare
- 11 Argentina 86,322 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,087 1000 ha compare
- 12 Sudan 67,533 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 828.75 1000 ha compare
- 13 South Africa 55,120 1000 ha compare
- 14 Ethiopia 53,433 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 179.53 1000 ha compare
- 15 Mali 49,706 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 104.56 1000 ha compare
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)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.04 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 18,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 18,518 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 155 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Grassland — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic was 947.58 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 694.84 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.