Deforestation tables and charts for Syrian Arab Republic

Deforestation data for Syrian Arab Republic , 1990-2005. Syrian Arab Republic 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 461000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 2.5
Other wooded land (hectares): 35000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 231,000
Total land area (hectares): 18,518,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	372000	432000	461000	6000	1.5	6000	1.3	89,000	23.92	-13.33
Other wooded land	35000	35000	35000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary forests				-		-		0
Plantations	175000	234000	264000	5,950	3.4	5,960	2.55	89000	50.9	-25.1

Chart: Forest cover in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)