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Land area — Syria

Land area in Syria in 2023 — 183,630 km². Ranked 88 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 183,630 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 88of 215
Period maximum 183,780 km²1961
Period minimum 183,570 km²2004

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Syria, 1961–2023183,500183,600183,700183,80019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 183,780 km²1963: 183,780 km²1965: 183,780 km²1967: 183,780 km²1969: 183,780 km²1971: 183,780 km²1973: 183,780 km²1975: 183,780 km²1977: 183,780 km²1979: 183,780 km²1981: 183,780 km²1983: 183,780 km²1985: 183,780 km²1987: 183,780 km²1989: 183,780 km²1991: 183,780 km²1993: 183,780 km²1995: 183,780 km²1997: 183,780 km²1999: 183,780 km²2001: 183,780 km²2003: 183,590 km²2005: 183,570 km²2007: 183,640 km²2009: 183,640 km²2011: 183,630 km²2013: 183,630 km²2015: 183,630 km²2017: 183,630 km²2019: 183,630 km²2021: 183,630 km²2023: 183,630 km²
Change over the period: −150 (−0.08%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Syria 183,630 km²
World 130M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.64M km²
Western Asia computed 4.79M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 183,630 +0 +0%
2022 183,630 +0 +0%
2021 183,630 +0 +0%
2020 183,630 +0 +0%
2019 183,630 +0 +0%
2018 183,630 +0 +0%
2017 183,630 +0 +0%
2016 183,630 +0 +0%
2015 183,630 +0 +0%
2014 183,630 +0 +0%
2013 183,630 +0 +0%
2012 183,630 +0 +0%
2011 183,630 +0 +0%
2010 183,630 −10 −0.01%
2009 183,640 +0 +0%
2008 183,640 +0 +0%
2007 183,640 +10 +0.01%
2006 183,630 +60 +0.03%
2005 183,570 +0 +0%
2004 183,570 −20 −0.01%
2003 183,590 −190 −0.1%
2002 183,780 +0 +0%
2001 183,780 +0 +0%
2000 183,780 +0 +0%
1999 183,780 +0 +0%
1998 183,780 +0 +0%
1997 183,780 +0 +0%
1996 183,780 +0 +0%
1995 183,780 +0 +0%
1994 183,780 +0 +0%
1993 183,780 +0 +0%
1992 183,780 +0 +0%
1991 183,780 +0 +0%
1990 183,780 +0 +0%
1989 183,780 +0 +0%
1988 183,780 +0 +0%
1987 183,780 +0 +0%
1986 183,780 +0 +0%
1985 183,780 +0 +0%
1984 183,780 +0 +0%
1983 183,780 +0 +0%
1982 183,780 +0 +0%
1981 183,780 +0 +0%
1980 183,780 +0 +0%
1979 183,780 +0 +0%
1978 183,780 +0 +0%
1977 183,780 +0 +0%
1976 183,780 +0 +0%
1975 183,780 +0 +0%
1974 183,780 +0 +0%
1973 183,780 +0 +0%
1972 183,780 +0 +0%
1971 183,780 +0 +0%
1970 183,780 +0 +0%
1969 183,780 +0 +0%
1968 183,780 +0 +0%
1967 183,780 +0 +0%
1966 183,780 +0 +0%
1965 183,780 +0 +0%
1964 183,780 +0 +0%
1963 183,780 +0 +0%
1962 183,780 +0 +0%
1961 183,780 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SA Saudi Arabia 2.15M TR Türkiye 769,630 YE Yemen 527,970 IQ Iraq 434,130 OM Oman 309,500 SY Syria 183,630 JO Jordan 88,794 AZ Azerbaijan 82,650 AE United Arab Emirates 71,020 GE Georgia 69,490 AM Armenia 28,199 IL Israel 21,640 KW Kuwait 17,820 QA Qatar 11,490 LB Lebanon 10,230 CY Cyprus 9,240 PS Palestine 6,025 BH Bahrain 800
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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