Land area in Syria
Syria: Land area was 18,363 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18,363 ha th
World rank
98th
of 255 countries
All-time high
18,378 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
18,363 ha th
in 2010
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Syria, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Syria recorded 18,363 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Syria peaked at 18,378 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,363 ha th, in 2010.
That places Syria 98th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Syria, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,378 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 18,378 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,363 ha th | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18,363 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18,363 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18,363 ha th | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 18,363 ha th is below the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 ha th, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 18,363 ha th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18,363 ha th, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,378 ha th | 18,378 ha th | 18,378 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 18,378 ha th | 18,378 ha th | 18,378 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 18,363 ha th | 18,363 ha th | 18,363 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 18,363 ha th | 18,363 ha th | 18,363 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More development goals data for Syria
- Red List Index 0.8706 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 17,632 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.43 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,639 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Syria?
- Land area in Syria was 18,363 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 18,378 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,363 ha th in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for land area?
- Syria ranks 98th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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