Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Syria

Land under cereal production in Syria in 2024 — 2,695,375 ha. Ranked 24 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 24.7%.

2024 2.7M ha +0.25% vs 2023
World rank 24of 79
Period maximum 4.2M ha1989
Period minimum 1.28M ha1966

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Syria, 1961–202402M4M6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2,161,829 ha1963: 2,478,681 ha1965: 2,001,153 ha1967: 1,944,724 ha1969: 1,931,088 ha1971: 1,934,659 ha1973: 2,470,303 ha1975: 2,786,752 ha1977: 2,632,432 ha1979: 2,619,295 ha1981: 2,676,133 ha1983: 2,879,931 ha1985: 2,719,482 ha1987: 2,823,735 ha1989: 4,196,100 ha1991: 3,565,164 ha1993: 3,617,288 ha1995: 3,669,514 ha1997: 3,395,141 ha1999: 3,078,578 ha2001: 3,049,377 ha2003: 3,115,150 ha2005: 3,290,415 ha2007: 3,088,482 ha2009: 2,774,850 ha2011: 2,874,494 ha2013: 2,668,191 ha2015: 2,300,160 ha2017: 2,379,322 ha2019: 2,884,101 ha2021: 3,065,229 ha2023: 2,688,604 ha2024: 2,695,375 ha
Change over the period: +533,546 (+24.68%) Average annual rate: 0.35 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 2.7M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 2.7M +6,771 +0.25%
2023 2.69M +292,361 +12.2%
2022 2.4M −668,986 −21.82%
2021 3.07M +160,407 +5.52%
2020 2.9M +20,721 +0.72%
2019 2.88M +572,059 +24.74%
2018 2.31M −67,280 −2.83%
2017 2.38M −20,944 −0.87%
2016 2.4M +100,106 +4.35%
2015 2.3M −234,038 −9.24%
2014 2.53M −133,993 −5.02%
2013 2.67M −129,372 −4.62%
2012 2.8M −76,931 −2.68%
2011 2.87M −291,951 −9.22%
2010 3.17M +391,595 +14.11%
2009 2.77M −219,132 −7.32%
2008 2.99M −94,500 −3.06%
2007 3.09M −59,104 −1.88%
2006 3.15M −142,829 −4.34%
2005 3.29M +104,213 +3.27%
2004 3.19M +71,052 +2.28%
2003 3.12M +139,289 +4.68%
2002 2.98M −73,516 −2.41%
2001 3.05M −8,818 −0.29%
2000 3.06M −20,383 −0.66%
1999 3.08M −247,636 −7.44%
1998 3.33M −68,927 −2.03%
1997 3.4M +162,143 +5.02%
1996 3.23M −436,516 −11.9%
1995 3.67M +159,256 +4.54%
1994 3.51M −107,030 −2.96%
1993 3.62M −94,390 −2.54%
1992 3.71M +146,514 +4.11%
1991 3.57M −569,258 −13.77%
1990 4.13M −61,678 −1.47%
1989 4.2M +1.18M +39.32%
1988 3.01M +188,193 +6.66%
1987 2.82M +109,994 +4.05%
1986 2.71M −5,741 −0.21%
1985 2.72M +248,167 +10.04%
1984 2.47M −408,616 −14.19%
1983 2.88M −2,786 −0.1%
1982 2.88M +206,584 +7.72%
1981 2.68M −58,568 −2.14%
1980 2.73M +115,406 +4.41%
1979 2.62M −46,011 −1.73%
1978 2.67M +32,874 +1.25%
1977 2.63M −207,960 −7.32%
1976 2.84M +53,640 +1.92%
1975 2.79M +467,206 +20.14%
1974 2.32M −150,757 −6.1%
1973 2.47M +430,442 +21.1%
1972 2.04M +105,202 +5.44%
1971 1.93M −616,726 −24.17%
1970 2.55M +620,297 +32.12%
1969 1.93M +305,511 +18.79%
1968 1.63M −319,147 −16.41%
1967 1.94M +668,990 +52.44%
1966 1.28M −725,419 −36.25%
1965 2M −348,264 −14.82%
1964 2.35M −129,264 −5.22%
1963 2.48M +210,634 +9.29%
1962 2.27M +106,218 +4.91%
1961 2.16M

Western Asia, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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