Iraq vs Syria: Land used for agriculture
Iraq
12.00 million
in 2010
Syria
13.18 million
in 2010
Iraq rank
56th
Syria rank
54th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 13.18 million against 12.00 million in Iraq, a difference of 1.18 million.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th of 179 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.72 million | 4.45 million | 2.73 million | Syria |
| 1790s | 1.70 million | 4.43 million | 2.73 million | Syria |
| 1800s | 1.69 million | 4.42 million | 2.72 million | Syria |
| 1810s | 1.75 million | 4.40 million | 2.65 million | Syria |
| 1820s | 1.81 million | 4.39 million | 2.58 million | Syria |
| 1830s | 1.89 million | 4.54 million | 2.65 million | Syria |
| 1840s | 1.96 million | 4.65 million | 2.69 million | Syria |
| 1850s | 2.05 million | 4.77 million | 2.72 million | Syria |
| 1860s | 2.13 million | 4.89 million | 2.76 million | Syria |
| 1870s | 2.38 million | 5.01 million | 2.63 million | Syria |
| 1880s | 2.69 million | 5.61 million | 2.92 million | Syria |
| 1890s | 3.03 million | 6.20 million | 3.16 million | Syria |
| 1900s | 3.39 million | 6.05 million | 2.65 million | Syria |
| 1910s | 3.80 million | 5.90 million | 2.10 million | Syria |
| 1920s | 4.17 million | 5.76 million | 1.60 million | Syria |
| 1930s | 4.34 million | 5.63 million | 1.29 million | Syria |
| 1940s | 6.03 million | 8.75 million | 2.72 million | Syria |
| 1950s | 7.13 million | 10.57 million | 3.43 million | Syria |
| 1960s | 9.62 million | 13.56 million | 3.94 million | Syria |
| 1970s | 9.75 million | 12.26 million | 2.51 million | Syria |
| 1980s | 10.17 million | 12.83 million | 2.66 million | Syria |
| 1990s | 10.50 million | 12.28 million | 1.78 million | Syria |
| 2000s | 10.81 million | 12.81 million | 2.00 million | Syria |
| 2010s | 12.00 million | 13.18 million | 1.18 million | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 13.18 million against 12.00 million in Iraq as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Iraq and Syria?
- 1.18 million, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Iraq ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.