Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1,885 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Syrian Arab Republic is -1,885 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at -1,379 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1,885 kt, in 2021.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 17th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,525 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,525 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,698 kt | +11.3% |
| 2002 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,698 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,606 kt | -5.4% |
| 2012 | -1,606 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,606 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,606 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,606 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1,379 kt | -14.2% |
| 2017 | -1,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,885 kt | +36.7% |
| 2022 | -1,885 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,885 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,885 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,885 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,525 kt | -1,525 kt | -1,525 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,680 kt | -1,698 kt | -1,525 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,524 kt | -1,698 kt | -1,379 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,800 kt | -1,885 kt | -1,379 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) -14.67 kt compare
- 14 Nigeria 35,743 kt compare
- 15 Angola 32,311 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands -36.67 kt compare
- 16 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 30,030 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
- 18 Central African Republic 24,963 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 19 Viet Nam -5,412 kt compare
- 20 Mali 22,675 kt compare
- 20 Türkiye -6,908 kt compare
More climate change data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 458.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 288.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,428 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 97.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 12.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Syrian Arab Republic was -1,885 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -1,379 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,885 kt in 2021.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 17th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).