Iran vs Syria: Agricultural land use per person
Iran
0.5544 hectares per person
in 2025
Syria
0.5235 hectares per person
in 2025
Iran rank
72nd
Syria rank
74th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5544 hectares per person against 0.5235 hectares per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0309 hectares per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.
Iran ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.53 hectares per person | 3.59 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1100s | 2.5 hectares per person | 3.57 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1200s | 2.46 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1300s | 2.41 hectares per person | 3.52 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1400s | 2.37 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1500s | 2.32 hectares per person | 3.46 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1600s | 2.26 hectares per person | 3.43 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1700s | 2.2 hectares per person | 3.39 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1710s | 2.19 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1720s | 2.19 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1730s | 2.18 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1740s | 2.17 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1750s | 2.17 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1760s | 2.16 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1770s | 2.15 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1780s | 2.14 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1790s | 2.13 hectares per person | 3.34 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1800s | 2.13 hectares per person | 3.34 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1810s | 2.12 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1820s | 2.11 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1830s | 2.1 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1840s | 2.09 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1850s | 2.08 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 2.07 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 2.06 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 2.05 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 2.03 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 2.02 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 2.01 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1920s | 1.99 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1930s | 1.97 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1940s | 1.95 hectares per person | 3.22 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1950s | 1.91 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 1.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 0.9979 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 0.5678 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.9425 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.7841 hectares per person | 0.9847 hectares per person | 0.2006 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.6821 hectares per person | 0.767 hectares per person | 0.0849 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.5929 hectares per person | 0.6224 hectares per person | 0.0295 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.5626 hectares per person | 0.5515 hectares per person | 0.0112 hectares per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Iran or Syria?
- Iran, at 0.5544 hectares per person against 0.5235 hectares per person in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Iran and Syria?
- 0.0309 hectares per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Iran ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 74th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.