Cereal yields in Syria
Syria: Cereal yields was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.61 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Syria peaked at 2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2938 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
That places Syria 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7845 tonnes per hectare | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | 0.9871 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7521 tonnes per hectare | 0.2938 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9975 tonnes per hectare | 0.3347 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.8204 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Syria?
- Cereal yields in Syria was 1.61 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2938 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Syria rank for cereal yields?
- Syria ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.