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

Syrian Arab Republic, at 5,221 sq. km against 5,012 sq. km in Eswatini as of 2023.

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

209 sq. km, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini 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 (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Syrian Arab Republic: Forest area

Eswatini

5,012 sq. km

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

5,221 sq. km

in 2023

Eswatini rank

140th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

138th

Forest area over time

Eswatini
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 5,221 sq. km against 5,012 sq. km in Eswatini, a difference of 209 sq. km.

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

Eswatini ranks 140th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,666 sq. km	3,991 sq. km	675.23 sq. km	Eswatini
2000s	4,787 sq. km	4,591 sq. km	196.68 sq. km	Eswatini
2010s	4,909 sq. km	5,131 sq. km	221.87 sq. km	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	4,994 sq. km	5,221 sq. km	226.85 sq. km	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Eswatini or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 5,221 sq. km against 5,012 sq. km in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Eswatini and Syrian Arab Republic?: 209 sq. km, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Syrian Arab Republic?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for forest area?: Eswatini ranks 140th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th of 213 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eswatini vs Syrian Arab Republic: Forest area. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/forest-area-sq-km/eswatini/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/forest-area-sq-km/eswatini/syrian-arab-republic/">Eswatini vs Syrian Arab Republic: Forest area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.