Starchy Roots — Food in Syria
Syria: Starchy Roots — Food was 416 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food in Syria is 416 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Syria peaked at 622 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 416 1000 t, in 2023.
That places Syria 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food in Syria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 622 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 615 1000 t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 555 1000 t | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 495 1000 t | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 478 1000 t | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 459 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 531 1000 t | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 493 1000 t | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 486 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 532 1000 t | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 556 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 501 1000 t | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 480 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 416 1000 t | -13.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 416 1000 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,097 1000 t, 38% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Syria's 416 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 318 1000 t, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 526.6 1000 t | 459 1000 t | 622 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 488.25 1000 t | 416 1000 t | 556 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 93 Dominican Republic 463 1000 t compare
- 94 Ireland 443 1000 t compare
- 95 Tajikistan 425 1000 t compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 416 1000 t compare
- 98 Ecuador 412 1000 t compare
- 99 Gabon 406 1000 t compare
- 99 Denmark 406 1000 t 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 in Syria?
- Starchy roots — food in Syria was 416 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 622 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 416 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Syria rank for starchy roots — food?
- Syria ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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. 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.