Syria's forest cover rose from 2.2 % in 1994 to 2.8 % in 2023.
Syria · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Syria's forest area rose from 3,961 km in 1994 to 5,221 km in 2023.
Syria's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 0.7 % in 2013 and 0.7 % in 2025.
Syria's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 75.0 % in 1994 to 74.1 % in 2023.
Syria's arable land (% of land area) fell from 26.2 % in 1994 to 24.0 % in 2023.
Air
Syria's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 30.7 in 1994 to 32.1 in 2023.
Water
Syria's water stress rose from 179.0 % in 1993 to 195.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
160th of 181 · 7th in MENA+
Syria's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 517.0 in 1993 to 317.5 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Syria.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data