Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 3,461 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 3,461 1000 ha.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 3,960 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,300 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,116 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,808 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 2,923 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3,130 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 3,173 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,952 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 2,784 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2,710 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,454 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2,300 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,411 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2,601 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 2,420 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2,586 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2,421 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2,747 1000 ha | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 2,998 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3,047 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,349 1000 ha | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 3,258 1000 ha | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 3,619 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 3,909 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 3,960 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3,461 1000 ha | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,894 1000 ha | 2,454 1000 ha | 3,173 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,588 1000 ha | 2,300 1000 ha | 3,047 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,641 1000 ha | 3,258 1000 ha | 3,960 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 431,580 1000 ha compare
- 2 Australia 431,570 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 20,697 1000 ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,604 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 331,581 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 82,385 1000 ha compare
- 5 Argentina 67,972 1000 ha compare
- 6 South Africa 46,474 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 1,704 1000 ha compare
- 7 Mexico 44,624 1000 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 215.11 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.04 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 18,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 18,518 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 155 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic was 3,461 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3,960 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.