What is the highest surface area recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 185,180 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 185,180 sq. km in 1961.

How does Syria rank for surface area?

Syria ranks 88th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Syria

Name: Surface area in Syria
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Surface area was 185,180 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

185,180 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

88th

of 216 countries

All-time high

185,180 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

185,180 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Syria, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Syria is 185,180 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Syria peaked at 185,180 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 185,180 sq. km, in 1961.

Syria ranks 88th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Surface area in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Syria, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	185,180 sq. km	—
1962	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	185,180 sq. km	+0.0%

Syria compared with similar countries

Syria's 185,180 sq. km is below the median for low income countries, which is 527,970 sq. km, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Syria's 185,180 sq. km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 185,180 sq. km, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	9
1970s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	10
1980s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	10
1990s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	10
2000s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	10
2010s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	10
2020s	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Syria

85 Belarus 207,629 sq. km compare
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,950 sq. km compare
87 Senegal 196,710 sq. km compare
89 Cambodia 181,040 sq. km compare
90 Uruguay 176,220 sq. km compare
91 Suriname 163,820 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Syria?: Surface area in Syria was 185,180 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 185,180 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 185,180 sq. km in 1961.
How does Syria rank for surface area?: Syria ranks 88th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.