Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Syria
Syria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 42.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Syria, 1970–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Syria recorded 42.9% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Syria peaked at 42.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1979.
That places Syria 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.4% | — |
| 1971 | 21.8% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 26.5% | +21.5% |
| 1973 | 18.9% | -28.7% |
| 1974 | 21.7% | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 20.7% | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 22.0% | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 23.5% | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +10.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 42.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 42.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.4%, 12.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 18.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 19.2% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 24.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 19.4% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 32.7% | 42.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More agriculture & rural data for Syria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2063 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5246 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 76.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.85 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Syria?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Syria was 42.9% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1979.
- How does Syria rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Syria ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.