Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria
Syria: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria stood at 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria peaked at 20.18 tonnes per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.4 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2015.
Syria ranks 94th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.18 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 19.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 16.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 12.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 12.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 10.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 14.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 18.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 16.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 91 Georgia 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 92 Liberia 12.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 93 Mexico 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guinea-Bissau 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lesotho 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 97 North Macedonia 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Syria was 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.18 tonnes per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Syria ranks 94th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.