Environment in Syria

617 indicators covering environment for Syria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -0.043 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 67th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0653 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 100th
Share of land covered by forest 2.9% 2025 up 0.1% 187th
Particle board — Production 9,200 m3 2024 unchanged 78th
Land use 5.44 million hectares 2023 down 5.1% 54th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 0.4084 t per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 73rd
Hardboard — Export quantity 2 m3 2024 unchanged 104th
Hardboard — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 107th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 0.4084 t per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 72nd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 289 t 2024 up 970.4% 62nd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 164 1000 USD 2024 up 8,100.0% 69th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 8 m3 2024 down 96.0% 164th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 97.7% 177th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0653 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 93rd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 294,810 hectares 2025 up 0.1% 72nd
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 20 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 102nd
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.15 % 2024 up 7.1% 144th
Forest rents 0.0% 2020 up 2,303.5% 140th
Water withdrawals per capita 710.35 cubic meters per person 2023 down 8.2% 40th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 1,000 t 2024 unchanged 106th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 1.15 2022 down 38.1% 176th
Exported deforestation 0.88 hectares 2023 down 95.0% 132nd
Imported deforestation 1,837 hectares 2023 up 72.4% 108th
Deforestation embedded in trade 1,836 hectares 2023 up 75.2% 76th
Consumption-based deforestation per person 0.7799 square meters 2023 up 55.2% 145th
Industrial water withdrawal 615.40 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 64th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 48 t 2016 down 52.5% 76th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 34 1000 USD 2016 down 56.4% 81st
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 60.31 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 1,296.1% 41st
Case materials — Production 1,000 t 2024 unchanged 88th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 2 t 2016 down 99.9% 118th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 6 1000 USD 2016 down 99.4% 115th
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged 95th
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 7 1000 t 2023 down 30.0% 123rd
Freshwater Fish — Food 7 1000 t 2023 down 30.0% 123rd
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 0.32 kg/cap 2023 down 28.9% 166th
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 9.32 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 1,764.0% 85th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 0.68 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 23.6% 166th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 5,827 million Kcal 2023 down 17.3% 120th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.1 g/cap/d 2023 down 23.1% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 842.61 t 2023 down 17.1% 119th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.03 g/cap/d 2023 down 25.0% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 273.41 t 2023 down 17.6% 120th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 192 t 2016 down 85.5% 60th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 69 1000 USD 2016 down 85.2% 64th
Freshwater Fish — Production 5 1000 t 2023 down 28.6% 111th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 99th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 0.0% 2025 227th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2025 172nd
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2025 174th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.0% 2025 162nd
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 0.0% 2025 182nd
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.0% 2025 241st
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 0.0% 2025 185th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 132 m3 2016 down 62.8% 95th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 34 1000 USD 2016 down 57.0% 96th
Drivers of deforestation 0.21 hectares 2023 down 83.5% 150th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 10 1000 USD 2016 down 98.2% 113th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 125 m3 2016 down 99.3% 86th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 5 m3 2024 81st