Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Syria
Syria: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 55.86 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Syria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Syria stood at 55.86 %.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Syria peaked at 55.87 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.37 %, in 1990.
That places Syria 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.37 % | — |
| 1991 | 48.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.59 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.71 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.03 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 49.25 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.36 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.02 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 50.57 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 51.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.62 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 52.13 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.63 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.11 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.59 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.06 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.52 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.79 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.32 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.58 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.84 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.86 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.86 % | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 55.86 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.65 %, 21.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 55.86 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.12 %, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.87 % | 48.37 % | 49.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.83 % | 49.47 % | 54.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.45 % | 54.52 % | 55.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.87 % | 55.86 % | 55.87 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Syria?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Syria was 55.86 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.87 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.37 % in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Syria ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Planted 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.