Which has higher forest area, Maldives or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Maldives as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Maldives and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Syrian Arab Republic?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Syrian Arab Republic: Forest area

Maldives

2.8%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

2.8%

in 2023

Maldives rank

186th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

185th

Forest area over time

Maldives
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 186th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 185th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.7%	2.2%	0.6%	Maldives
2000s	2.7%	2.5%	0.2%	Maldives
2010s	2.7%	2.8%	0.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	2.7%	2.8%	0.1%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Maldives or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Maldives and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Syrian Arab Republic?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for forest area?: Maldives ranks 186th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 185th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (% of land area)
Unit: % of land area
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.