Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Jordan
Jordan: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1.85 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Jordan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jordan is 1.85 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.6% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jordan peaked at 5.51 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.91 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Jordan 192nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.11 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2.71 1000 ha | +144.1% |
| 2003 | 3.99 1000 ha | +47.2% |
| 2004 | 4.04 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.04 1000 ha | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 5.51 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.98 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.99 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.96 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1 1000 ha | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 3.75 1000 ha | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 3.93 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 1000 ha | -65.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.29 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.97 1000 ha | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 1.18 1000 ha | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 1.22 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.91 1000 ha | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 1.57 1000 ha | +72.5% |
| 2023 | 2.42 1000 ha | +54.1% |
| 2024 | 1.85 1000 ha | -23.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.85 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,768 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.85 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.91 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.15 1000 ha | 1.11 1000 ha | 5.51 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.93 1000 ha | 0.97 1000 ha | 3.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 1000 ha | 0.91 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 5 |
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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jordan?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jordan was 1.85 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Jordan ranks 192nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-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.