Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria
Syria: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria stood at 0 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 89.0% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Syria 168th out of 176 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 cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +58.8% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -74.1% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -67.4% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +513.8% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -64.7% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +357.5% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +202.3% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +307.5% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -79.0% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +51.5% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -70.1% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -63.2% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +451.8% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -77.7% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -89.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 hectares per person, 8% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Syria was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Syria ranks 168th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.