Sunflower seed — Food supply in Syria
Syria: Sunflower seed — Food supply was 6.83 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Food supply in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, sunflower seed — food supply in Syria stood at 6.83 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 44.1% on the previous year and up 193.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — food supply in Syria peaked at 6.83 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.26 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places Syria 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Food supply in Syria, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.14 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2.96 kcal/cap/d | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6 kcal/cap/d | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 2.33 kcal/cap/d | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.83 kcal/cap/d | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 3.01 kcal/cap/d | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.82 kcal/cap/d | -39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.29 kcal/cap/d | -84.1% |
| 2018 | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 2.99 kcal/cap/d | +1050.0% |
| 2020 | 1.64 kcal/cap/d | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 2.38 kcal/cap/d | +45.1% |
| 2022 | 4.74 kcal/cap/d | +99.2% |
| 2023 | 6.83 kcal/cap/d | +44.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 6.83 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.52 kcal/cap/d, 2.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Food supply in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1050.0% | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 2.99 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.22 kcal/cap/d | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 3.14 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 kcal/cap/d | 1.64 kcal/cap/d | 6.83 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 8 Bahrain 8.99 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Libya 8.67 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 8.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 6.83 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 6.82 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 United States 6.48 kcal/cap/d 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 sunflower seed — food supply in Syria?
- Sunflower seed — food supply in Syria was 6.83 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Syria rank for sunflower seed — food supply?
- Syria ranks 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower seed — food supply rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.