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
Tree-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, 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 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 126.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 137.53 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 149.09 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 159.32 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 193.24 1000 ha | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 176.71 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 179.22 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 186.93 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 159.36 1000 ha | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 145.12 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 156.95 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 157.55 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 125.65 1000 ha | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 127.54 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 128.13 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 137.07 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 155.07 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 143.61 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 151.88 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 144 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 148.29 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 156.62 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 165.04 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 149.14 1000 ha | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha compare
- 14 Central African Republic 57,865 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha compare
- 15 India 56,132 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 50,061 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.1 1000 ha compare
- 18 Myanmar 47,198 1000 ha compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 43,688 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 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 16th out of 20 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
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.