Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Syria
Syria: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 44.11 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Syria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Syria stood at 44.11 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Syria peaked at 51.63 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.11 %, in 2025.
Syria ranks 216th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.63 % | — |
| 1991 | 51.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 51.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.29 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.18 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.75 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.64 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.53 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.98 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 49.43 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 48.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 48.38 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 47.87 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.37 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.89 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 46.41 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 45.94 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 45.48 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 45.21 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.94 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.42 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.15 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.13 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.11 % | -0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 44.11 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 44.11 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.93 %, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.13 % | 50.64 % | 51.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.17 % | 45.94 % | 50.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.55 % | 44.13 % | 45.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.12 % | 44.11 % | 44.13 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7246 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Syria?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Syria was 44.11 % 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.63 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.11 % in 2025.
- How does Syria rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Syria ranks 216th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.