Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 149.14 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
149.14 1000 ha
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
153rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
193.24 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
125.65 1000 ha
in 2013
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic, 2001–2024

0501001502002001201220242001: 126 1000 ha2002: 137.5 1000 ha2003: 149.1 1000 ha2004: 159.3 1000 ha2005: 193.2 1000 ha2006: 176.7 1000 ha2007: 179.2 1000 ha2008: 186.9 1000 ha2009: 159.4 1000 ha2010: 145.1 1000 ha2011: 156.9 1000 ha2012: 157.6 1000 ha2013: 125.7 1000 ha2014: 127.5 1000 ha2015: 128.1 1000 ha2016: 137.1 1000 ha2017: 155.1 1000 ha2018: 143.6 1000 ha2019: 151.9 1000 ha2020: 144 1000 ha2021: 148.3 1000 ha2022: 156.6 1000 ha2023: 165 1000 ha2024: 149.1 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 149.14 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 193.24 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 125.65 1000 ha, in 2013.

That places Syrian Arab Republic 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 163.05 1000 ha 126.02 1000 ha 193.24 1000 ha 9
2010s 142.86 1000 ha 125.65 1000 ha 157.55 1000 ha 10
2020s 152.62 1000 ha 144 1000 ha 165.04 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

  1. 150 Luxembourg 163.46 1000 ha compare
  2. 151 Tunisia 159.79 1000 ha compare
  3. 152 Cyprus 155.16 1000 ha compare
  4. 154 French Southern Territories 143.84 1000 ha compare
  5. 155 Comoros 137.3 1000 ha compare
  6. 156 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic?
Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Syrian Arab Republic was 149.14 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 193.24 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 125.65 1000 ha in 2013.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.