Cropland — Share in Land area in Syria
Syria: Cropland — Share in Land area was 29.67 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 29.67 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Syria peaked at 36.21 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 29.12 %, in 2000.
Syria ranks 59th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.72 % | — |
| 1962 | 35.04 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 35.59 % | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 36.21 % | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 35.91 % | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 33.36 % | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 33.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31.89 % | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 32.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 32.15 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 32.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 32.65 % | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 31.98 % | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 32.79 % | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 29.8 % | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 30.86 % | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 29.98 % | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 30.41 % | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 30.94 % | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 30.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 31.34 % | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 31.56 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 30.51 % | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 30.77 % | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 30.6 % | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 30.62 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 30.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29.94 % | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 29.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30.61 % | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 30.34 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 30.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 29.52 % | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 29.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 29.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.76 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 30.04 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.84 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 29.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.12 % | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 29.66 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 29.84 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 30.65 % | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.43 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.95 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.84 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.02 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.13 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.21 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.41 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 29.64 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 29.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.67 % | +0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 29.67 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.39 %, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 29.67 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.77 %, 6.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.23 % | 31.89 % | 36.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.37 % | 29.8 % | 32.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.68 % | 29.94 % | 31.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.01 % | 29.52 % | 30.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.21 % | 29.12 % | 30.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.18 % | 31.02 % | 31.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.11 % | 29.64 % | 31.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 56 Yugoslav SFR 29.94 % compare
- 57 Caribbean 29.81 % compare
- 58 Guinea 29.68 % compare
- 59 Syrian Arab Republic 29.67 % compare
- 61 Belgium 29.08 % compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 28.65 % compare
More environment data for Syria
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7246 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Syria?
- Cropland — share in land area in Syria was 29.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.21 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.12 % in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Syria ranks 59th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.