Wheat and products — Food in Syria
Syria: Wheat and products — Food was 3,570 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat and products — Food in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat and products — food in Syria is 3,570 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food in Syria peaked at 3,640 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,488 1000 t, in 2017.
Syria ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Food in Syria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,531 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,508 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,640 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3,469 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3,110 1000 t | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2,830 1000 t | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 2,690 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2,488 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 2,707 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 3,019 1000 t | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 3,126 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,106 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,237 1000 t | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3,570 1000 t | +10.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 3,570 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 311 1000 t, 11.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Syria's 3,570 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,211 1000 t, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,099 1000 t | 2,488 1000 t | 3,640 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,260 1000 t | 3,106 1000 t | 3,570 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 30 Poland 3,999 1000 t compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 3,764 1000 t compare
- 32 Ukraine 3,728 1000 t compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 3,570 1000 t compare
- 35 South Africa 3,386 1000 t compare
- 36 Canada 3,235 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 wheat and products — food in Syria?
- Wheat and products — food in Syria was 3,570 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,640 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,488 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Syria rank for wheat and products — food?
- Syria ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Wheat and products — 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.