Starchy Roots — Food supply in Syria
Syria: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 267,816 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Syria stood at 267,816 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Syria peaked at 402,805 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 267,816 million Kcal, in 2023.
Syria ranks 99th of 194 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.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Syria, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 402,805 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 396,338 million Kcal | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 356,998 million Kcal | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 318,370 million Kcal | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 309,517 million Kcal | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 297,599 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 342,832 million Kcal | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 317,872 million Kcal | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 313,863 million Kcal | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 342,687 million Kcal | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 358,138 million Kcal | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 322,985 million Kcal | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 309,599 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 267,816 million Kcal | -13.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 267,816 million Kcal is below the median for low income countries, which is 751,821 million Kcal, 36% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Syria's 267,816 million Kcal is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 202,803 million Kcal, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 339,888 million Kcal | 297,599 million Kcal | 402,805 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,634 million Kcal | 267,816 million Kcal | 358,138 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 96 China, Taiwan Province of 275,075 million Kcal compare
- 97 Tajikistan 273,971 million Kcal compare
- 98 Namibia 272,186 million Kcal compare
- 99 Syrian Arab Republic 267,816 million Kcal compare
- 101 Ireland 265,354 million Kcal compare
- 102 Denmark 258,995 million Kcal 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 starchy roots — food supply in Syria?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Syria was 267,816 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 402,805 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,816 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Syria rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Syria ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.