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




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