Forest land area rose 1.35% to 1.65 '000 sq km in Israel in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Israel reached an all time high of 1.65 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 1.32 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Israel's main peers, forest land area in Egypt amounted to 0.730 '000 sq km, 0.975 '000 sq km in Jordan, 1.37 '000 sq km in Lebanon and 4.91 '000 sq km in Syria in 2015.
Israel has been ranked 153rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cyprus | '000 sq km | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | '000 sq km | 0.694 | 0.700 | 0.706 | 0.712 | 0.718 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | '000 sq km | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | '000 sq km | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | '000 sq km | 0.975 | 0.975 | 0.975 | 0.975 | 0.975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | '000 sq km | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | '000 sq km | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | '000 sq km | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | '000 sq km | 700 | 272 | 271 | 269 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | '000 sq km | 4.85 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | '000 sq km | 112 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 |
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