Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 27.89 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 27.89 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 27.89 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.46 million t, in 1990.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 16th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.46 million t | — |
| 1991 | 12.88 million t | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 13.29 million t | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 13.71 million t | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.12 million t | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 14.54 million t | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 14.96 million t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 15.37 million t | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 15.79 million t | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 16.2 million t | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 16.62 million t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 17.08 million t | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 17.55 million t | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 18.01 million t | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 18.47 million t | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 18.94 million t | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4 million t | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.86 million t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.32 million t | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.79 million t | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.25 million t | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.69 million t | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.13 million t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.56 million t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 23 million t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.44 million t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.82 million t | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.19 million t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.57 million t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.94 million t | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.32 million t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 25.83 million t | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 26.35 million t | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 26.86 million t | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 27.38 million t | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 27.89 million t | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.33 million t | 12.46 million t | 16.2 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7 million t | 16.62 million t | 20.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.16 million t | 21.25 million t | 24.94 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.61 million t | 25.32 million t | 27.89 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 670.12 million t compare
- 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
- 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
- 17 India 3,327 million t compare
- 18 Congo 3,016 million t compare
- 19 Cameroon 2,716 million t compare
More climate change data for Syrian Arab Republic
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Syrian Arab Republic was 27.89 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.89 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 million t in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 16th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.