Share of forest area within protected areas in Syria
Syria: Share of forest area within protected areas was 35.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35.5%
World rank
45th
of 197 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2020
All-time low
35.3%
in 2015
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Share of forest area within protected areas in Syria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Syria stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Syria peaked at 35.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2015.
Syria ranks 45th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.4% | — |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 35.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 35.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 5.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 42 Benin 36.0% compare
- 43 Kazakhstan 35.7% compare
- 44 Cuba 35.6% compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 35.2% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.0% compare
- 48 Cambodia 34.8% compare
More environment data for Syria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- 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 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Syria?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Syria was 35.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Syria ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).