Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Jordan
Jordan: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 57.77 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Jordan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Jordan stood at 57.77 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Jordan peaked at 57.79 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.77 %, in 2024.
That places Jordan 211th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.79 % | — |
| 1991 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.77 % | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 57.77 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 57.77 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.93 %, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.79 % | 57.79 % | 57.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.79 % | 57.79 % | 57.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.79 % | 57.79 % | 57.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.78 % | 57.77 % | 57.79 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Jordan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Jordan was 57.77 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.79 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.77 % in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Jordan ranks 211th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.