Sugar beet yields in Syria
Syria: Sugar beet yields was 59.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Syria recorded 59.71 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.3% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Syria peaked at 69.39 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.74 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Syria 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.23 tonnes per hectare | 19.49 tonnes per hectare | 26.12 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.55 tonnes per hectare | 15.74 tonnes per hectare | 28.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.06 tonnes per hectare | 19.06 tonnes per hectare | 39.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.77 tonnes per hectare | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | 45.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.64 tonnes per hectare | 37.45 tonnes per hectare | 51.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.59 tonnes per hectare | 34.22 tonnes per hectare | 69.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.86 tonnes per hectare | 32.31 tonnes per hectare | 59.71 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
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 sugar beet yields in Syria?
- Sugar beet yields in Syria was 59.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.39 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.74 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Syria rank for sugar beet yields?
- Syria ranks 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.