Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria
Syria: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1755 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria is 0.1755 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria peaked at 0.4514 metric tons per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0886 metric tons per person, in 2018.
Syria ranks 82nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2373 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4514 metric tons per person | +90.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3979 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3399 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3291 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1407 metric tons per person | -57.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2922 metric tons per person | +107.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1953 metric tons per person | -33.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2695 metric tons per person | +38.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1386 metric tons per person | -48.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1726 metric tons per person | +24.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3755 metric tons per person | +117.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1028 metric tons per person | -72.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3183 metric tons per person | +209.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2908 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3734 metric tons per person | +28.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2026 metric tons per person | -45.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2933 metric tons per person | +44.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2036 metric tons per person | -30.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4336 metric tons per person | +113.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3844 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2385 metric tons per person | -37.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2722 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1408 metric tons per person | -48.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2393 metric tons per person | +70.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2878 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.202 metric tons per person | -29.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4245 metric tons per person | +110.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1153 metric tons per person | -72.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2465 metric tons per person | +113.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2533 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3258 metric tons per person | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3905 metric tons per person | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3796 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.417 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3989 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2804 metric tons per person | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3332 metric tons per person | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2034 metric tons per person | -39.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2111 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3027 metric tons per person | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3396 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3481 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.288 metric tons per person | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2993 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3209 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2399 metric tons per person | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1241 metric tons per person | -48.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2156 metric tons per person | +73.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1735 metric tons per person | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.211 metric tons per person | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.202 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1941 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1329 metric tons per person | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2257 metric tons per person | +69.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1387 metric tons per person | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1527 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0886 metric tons per person | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3123 metric tons per person | +252.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2529 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1163 metric tons per person | -54.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1013 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2068 metric tons per person | +104.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1755 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.1755 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1333 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.1755 metric tons per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0295 metric tons per person, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +252.6% | 0.0886 metric tons per person | 0.3123 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2948 metric tons per person | 0.1407 metric tons per person | 0.4514 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2471 metric tons per person | 0.1028 metric tons per person | 0.3755 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2738 metric tons per person | 0.1153 metric tons per person | 0.4336 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3229 metric tons per person | 0.2034 metric tons per person | 0.417 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2689 metric tons per person | 0.1241 metric tons per person | 0.3481 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1831 metric tons per person | 0.0886 metric tons per person | 0.3123 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1706 metric tons per person | 0.1013 metric tons per person | 0.2529 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More agriculture & rural data for Syria
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 42.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 42.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2010)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Syria was 0.1755 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4514 metric tons per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0886 metric tons per person in 2018.
- How does Syria rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Syria ranks 82nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.