Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Syria
Syria: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,310 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Syria is 1,310 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Syria peaked at 1,439 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 451 1000 ha, in 1970.
That places Syria 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Syria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 558 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 657 1000 ha | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 671 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 489 1000 ha | -27.1% |
| 1965 | 522 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 508 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 538 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 476 1000 ha | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 546 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 451 1000 ha | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 476 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 625 1000 ha | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 619 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 578 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 516 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 547 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 531 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 519 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 539 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 539 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 567 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 555 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 580 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 618 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 652 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 652 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 654 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 650 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 670 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 693 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 788 1000 ha | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 906 1000 ha | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 1,013 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 1,082 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 1,089 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,127 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1,168 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,213 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1,186 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,211 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,267 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,333 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,361 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,439 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1,428 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,402 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,396 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,356 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,238 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,341 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1,399 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,428 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,310 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1,310 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.27 1000 ha, 24.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1,310 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 353 1000 ha, 3.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +31.3% | 476 1000 ha | 625 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 551.67 1000 ha | 476 1000 ha | 671 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 540.1 1000 ha | 451 1000 ha | 625 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 613.7 1000 ha | 539 1000 ha | 670 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,026 1000 ha | 693 1000 ha | 1,213 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,343 1000 ha | 1,211 1000 ha | 1,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,334 1000 ha | 1,310 1000 ha | 1,428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,310 1000 ha | 1,310 1000 ha | 1,310 1000 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Syria?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Syria was 1,310 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,439 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 451 1000 ha in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Syria ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.