Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 791.42 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Syrian Arab Republic, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 791.42 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 312.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 791.42 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.23 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 160th of 758 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.23 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 191.76 Square kilometres | +218.4% |
| 2015 | 526.83 Square kilometres | +174.7% |
| 2020 | 696.4 Square kilometres | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 791.42 Square kilometres | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.23 Square kilometres | 60.23 Square kilometres | 60.23 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 359.3 Square kilometres | 191.76 Square kilometres | 526.83 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 743.91 Square kilometres | 696.4 Square kilometres | 791.42 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.07 Square kilometres compare
- 158 Bhutan 3.98 Square kilometres compare
- 159 San Marino 2.4 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Andorra 1.49 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.03 Square kilometres compare
- 162 Macau, China 0.8322 Square kilometres compare
- 163 Monaco 0.0411 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (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 land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Syrian Arab Republic was 791.42 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 791.42 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.23 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 160th out of 758 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation