Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Syria

Agricultural land in Syria in 2023 — 136,060 km². Ranked 61 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 8.9%.

2023 136,060 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 61of 209
Period maximum 150,410 km²1963
Period minimum 134,210 km²1968

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Syria, 1961–2023130,000135,000140,000145,000150,000155,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 149,410 km²1963: 150,410 km²1965: 142,990 km²1967: 136,300 km²1969: 134,450 km²1971: 134,580 km²1973: 144,780 km²1975: 141,070 km²1977: 140,400 km²1979: 139,600 km²1981: 141,150 km²1983: 139,910 km²1985: 139,510 km²1987: 139,070 km²1989: 134,920 km²1991: 135,120 km²1993: 136,420 km²1995: 137,890 km²1997: 138,040 km²1999: 137,670 km²2001: 137,230 km²2003: 138,130 km²2005: 138,280 km²2007: 138,970 km²2009: 139,080 km²2011: 139,150 km²2013: 139,210 km²2015: 139,170 km²2017: 139,200 km²2019: 139,113 km²2021: 137,710 km²2023: 136,060 km²
Change over the period: −13,350 (−8.94%) Average annual rate: -0.15 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 136,060 km²
World 47.92M km²
Western Asia computed 2.72M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 136,060 +0 +0%
2022 136,060 −1,650 −1.2%
2021 137,710 −1,424 −1.02%
2020 139,134 +20 +0.01%
2019 139,113 −64 −0.05%
2018 139,177 −23 −0.02%
2017 139,200 +39 +0.03%
2016 139,161 −9 −0.01%
2015 139,170 −20 −0.01%
2014 139,190 −20 −0.01%
2013 139,210 +0 +0%
2012 139,210 +60 +0.04%
2011 139,150 +70 +0.05%
2010 139,080 +0 +0%
2009 139,080 +100 +0.07%
2008 138,980 +10 +0.01%
2007 138,970 +200 +0.14%
2006 138,770 +490 +0.35%
2005 138,280 −770 −0.55%
2004 139,050 +920 +0.67%
2003 138,130 +540 +0.39%
2002 137,590 +360 +0.26%
2001 137,230 +120 +0.09%
2000 137,110 −560 −0.41%
1999 137,670 +130 +0.09%
1998 137,540 −500 −0.36%
1997 138,040 +140 +0.1%
1996 137,900 +10 +0.01%
1995 137,890 +30 +0.02%
1994 137,860 +1,440 +1.06%
1993 136,420 +290 +0.21%
1992 136,130 +1,010 +0.75%
1991 135,120 +170 +0.13%
1990 134,950 +30 +0.02%
1989 134,920 −2,410 −1.75%
1988 137,330 −1,740 −1.25%
1987 139,070 −130 −0.09%
1986 139,200 −310 −0.22%
1985 139,510 −220 −0.16%
1984 139,730 −180 −0.13%
1983 139,910 −1,220 −0.86%
1982 141,130 −20 −0.01%
1981 141,150 +530 +0.38%
1980 140,620 +1,020 +0.73%
1979 139,600 −490 −0.35%
1978 140,090 −310 −0.22%
1977 140,400 −1,730 −1.22%
1976 142,130 +1,060 +0.75%
1975 141,070 −4,100 −2.82%
1974 145,170 +390 +0.27%
1973 144,780 +3,170 +2.24%
1972 141,610 +7,030 +5.22%
1971 134,580 −10 −0.01%
1970 134,590 +140 +0.1%
1969 134,450 +240 +0.18%
1968 134,210 −2,090 −1.53%
1967 136,300 +0 +0%
1966 136,300 −6,690 −4.68%
1965 142,990 −5,550 −3.74%
1964 148,540 −1,870 −1.24%
1963 150,410 +710 +0.47%
1962 149,700 +290 +0.19%
1961 149,410

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.