Potato yields in Syria
Syria: Potato yields was 23.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Syria is 23.89 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Syria peaked at 25.63 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.98 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Syria ranks 61st of 158 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 | 10.6 tonnes per hectare | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | 12.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.39 tonnes per hectare | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.04 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.51 tonnes per hectare | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | 22.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | 18.34 tonnes per hectare | 21.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.68 tonnes per hectare | 18.06 tonnes per hectare | 25.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | 25 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 potato yields in Syria?
- Potato yields in Syria was 23.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.63 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Syria rank for potato yields?
- Syria ranks 61st out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.