Cereal production in Syria
Syria: Cereal production was 4.33 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Syria recorded 4.33 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Syria peaked at 6.36 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 725,842 tonnes, in 1973.
Syria ranks 64th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 million tonnes | 788,948 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 million tonnes | 725,842 tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 6.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 5.32 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More agriculture & rural data for Syria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.17 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 27.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2010)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 42.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 42.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 2.70 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Syria?
- Cereal production in Syria was 4.33 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 725,842 tonnes in 1973.
- How does Syria rank for cereal production?
- Syria ranks 64th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.