Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Syria

Arable land per capita in Syria in 2023 — 0.1865 ha/person. Ranked 67 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 85.4%.

2023 0.1865 ha/person −4.78% vs 2022
World rank 67of 206
Period maximum 1.2763 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1865 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Syria, 1961–202300.511.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.2763 ha/person1963: 1.2328 ha/person1965: 1.1668 ha/person1967: 1.0148 ha/person1969: 0.9109 ha/person1971: 0.8559 ha/person1973: 0.7861 ha/person1975: 0.6784 ha/person1977: 0.6283 ha/person1979: 0.6038 ha/person1981: 0.5696 ha/person1983: 0.5131 ha/person1985: 0.4741 ha/person1987: 0.4373 ha/person1989: 0.394 ha/person1991: 0.3701 ha/person1993: 0.3458 ha/person1995: 0.3283 ha/person1997: 0.3095 ha/person1999: 0.2897 ha/person2001: 0.2718 ha/person2003: 0.2585 ha/person2005: 0.2485 ha/person2007: 0.2268 ha/person2009: 0.2125 ha/person2011: 0.2038 ha/person2013: 0.2152 ha/person2015: 0.2402 ha/person2017: 0.2428 ha/person2019: 0.2289 ha/person2021: 0.2094 ha/person2023: 0.1865 ha/person
Change over the period: −1.0898 (−85.39%) Average annual rate: -3.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Syria 0.1865 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Middle East & North Africa 0.1136 ha/person
Western Asia computed 0.1257 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1865 −0.0094 −4.78%
2022 0.1958 −0.0136 −6.5%
2021 0.2094 −0.012 −5.41%
2020 0.2214 −0.0074 −3.25%
2019 0.2289 −0.0093 −3.9%
2018 0.2381 −0.0047 −1.93%
2017 0.2428 −0.0002 −0.08%
2016 0.243 +0.0029 +1.19%
2015 0.2402 +0.0103 +4.46%
2014 0.2299 +0.0147 +6.85%
2013 0.2152 +0.0102 +4.98%
2012 0.205 +0.0012 +0.58%
2011 0.2038 −0.0047 −2.25%
2010 0.2085 −0.004 −1.89%
2009 0.2125 −0.0047 −2.16%
2008 0.2172 −0.0096 −4.23%
2007 0.2268 −0.011 −4.64%
2006 0.2378 −0.0107 −4.29%
2005 0.2485 −0.0109 −4.22%
2004 0.2594 +0.0009 +0.34%
2003 0.2585 −0.0044 −1.67%
2002 0.2629 −0.0089 −3.27%
2001 0.2718 −0.0012 −0.43%
2000 0.273 −0.0167 −5.76%
1999 0.2897 −0.008 −2.68%
1998 0.2977 −0.0118 −3.81%
1997 0.3095 −0.0061 −1.93%
1996 0.3156 −0.0128 −3.89%
1995 0.3283 −0.0103 −3.06%
1994 0.3387 −0.0072 −2.07%
1993 0.3458 −0.0102 −2.87%
1992 0.3561 −0.014 −3.79%
1991 0.3701 −0.0183 −4.7%
1990 0.3883 −0.0056 −1.43%
1989 0.394 −0.0145 −3.54%
1988 0.4084 −0.0289 −6.6%
1987 0.4373 −0.0183 −4.03%
1986 0.4556 −0.0185 −3.91%
1985 0.4741 −0.0234 −4.7%
1984 0.4975 −0.0155 −3.03%
1983 0.5131 −0.0393 −7.12%
1982 0.5524 −0.0172 −3.02%
1981 0.5696 −0.0142 −2.43%
1980 0.5839 −0.0199 −3.3%
1979 0.6038 −0.0112 −1.82%
1978 0.615 −0.0133 −2.12%
1977 0.6283 −0.0446 −6.63%
1976 0.6729 −0.0056 −0.82%
1975 0.6784 −0.0997 −12.81%
1974 0.7781 −0.008 −1.01%
1973 0.7861 −0.0506 −6.04%
1972 0.8367 −0.0192 −2.24%
1971 0.8559 −0.0298 −3.36%
1970 0.8857 −0.0253 −2.77%
1969 0.9109 −0.0219 −2.35%
1968 0.9328 −0.082 −8.08%
1967 1.0148 −0.0322 −3.08%
1966 1.0471 −0.1198 −10.26%
1965 1.1668 −0.0497 −4.09%
1964 1.2165 −0.0162 −1.32%
1963 1.2328 −0.0174 −1.39%
1962 1.2502 −0.0261 −2.05%
1961 1.2763

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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