Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Syria
Syria: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.61 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.2938 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for 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 per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Syria is 1.61 tonnes per hectare, measured 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, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Syria peaked at 2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2938 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Syria ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Syria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9871 tonnes per hectare | +86.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8203 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7624 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8939 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6184 tonnes per hectare | -30.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8699 tonnes per hectare | +40.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7182 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8619 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3465 tonnes per hectare | -59.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5887 tonnes per hectare | +69.9% |
| 1972 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +113.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2938 tonnes per hectare | -76.6% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +241.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7882 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6227 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 1980 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +111.0% |
| 1981 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.792 tonnes per hectare | -40.5% |
| 1983 | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5845 tonnes per hectare | -37.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9351 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8147 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 1988 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +103.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3347 tonnes per hectare | -79.8% |
| 1990 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +124.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9224 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1998 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -32.3% |
| 2000 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 2002 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +90.4% |
| 2010 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +79.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -41.8% |
| 2017 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +193.9% |
| 2020 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8204 tonnes per hectare | -55.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9499 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +91.0% |
| 2024 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Syria
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 42.9% (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.17 billion current US$ (2022)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population 7.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 27.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 42.9% (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Syria?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2938 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Syria rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Syria ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.