Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Syria
Syria: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 2.48 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food supply in Syria is 2.48 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Syria peaked at 203.03 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Syria 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Syria, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2012 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2013 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2016 | 0.76 million Kcal | — |
| 2018 | 2.78 million Kcal | +265.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3 million Kcal | +954.0% |
| 2020 | 203.03 million Kcal | +592.9% |
| 2021 | 0 million Kcal | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2023 | 2.48 million Kcal | — |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2.48 million Kcal is below the median for low income countries, which is 145,045 million Kcal, 0% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Syria's 2.48 million Kcal is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 846.31 million Kcal, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.69 million Kcal | 0 million Kcal | 29.3 million Kcal | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.38 million Kcal | 0 million Kcal | 203.03 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Syria?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Syria was 2.48 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 203.03 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Syria ranks 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — 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.