Bahamas vs Syria: Forest area (sq. km)
Bahamas
5,099 sq. km
in 2025
Syria
5,278 sq. km
in 2025
Bahamas rank
142nd
Syria rank
141st
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Bahamas
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 5,278 sq. km against 5,099 sq. km in Bahamas, a difference of 179 sq. km.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 141st of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,099 sq. km | 4,554 sq. km | 544.69 sq. km | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 5,099 sq. km | 4,838 sq. km | 260.45 sq. km | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5,099 sq. km | 5,228 sq. km | 128.99 sq. km | Syria |
| 2020s | 5,099 sq. km | 5,277 sq. km | 178.7 sq. km | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bahamas or Syria?
- Syria, at 5,278 sq. km against 5,099 sq. km in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bahamas and Syria?
- 179 sq. km, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Syria rank globally for forest area?
- Bahamas ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 141st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.