Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 2.70 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.70 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.20 million hectares
in 1989
All-time low
1.28 million hectares
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 2.70 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 4.20 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million hectares, in 1966.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.16 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2.27 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 2.48 million hectares | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 2.35 million hectares | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 2.00 million hectares | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 1.28 million hectares | -36.3% |
| 1967 | 1.94 million hectares | +52.4% |
| 1968 | 1.63 million hectares | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 1.93 million hectares | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 2.55 million hectares | +32.1% |
| 1971 | 1.93 million hectares | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 2.04 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 2.47 million hectares | +21.1% |
| 1974 | 2.32 million hectares | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 2.79 million hectares | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 2.84 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.63 million hectares | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 2.67 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.62 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.73 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2.68 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 2.88 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.47 million hectares | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 2.72 million hectares | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 2.71 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.82 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3.01 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 4.20 million hectares | +39.3% |
| 1990 | 4.13 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.57 million hectares | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 3.71 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.62 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.51 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.67 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.23 million hectares | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 3.40 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.33 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.08 million hectares | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.06 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.05 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.98 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.19 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.29 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.15 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.09 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.99 million hectares | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million hectares | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 3.17 million hectares | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 2.87 million hectares | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 2.80 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.67 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million hectares | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.31 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.88 million hectares | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 2.90 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million hectares | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 2.69 million hectares | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million hectares | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.49 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | 4.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 76.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.9% (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 7.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 27.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Syrian Arab Republic was 2.70 million hectares 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million hectares in 1966.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population. 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.