Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 24.04 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 24.04 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 25.67 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.35 %, in 1964.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.74 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.2 % | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 10.26 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 7.35 % | -28.4% |
| 1965 | 7.91 % | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 8.29 % | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 8.78 % | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 8.12 % | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 9.28 % | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 7.63 % | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 8.06 % | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 10.41 % | +29.2% |
| 1973 | 10.53 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 9.59 % | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 9.42 % | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.64 % | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 9.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.29 % | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 9.48 % | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 9.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.85 % | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 9.57 % | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 10.34 % | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 10.93 % | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 11.6 % | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 11.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 11.62 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.81 % | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 12.18 % | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 12.32 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 14.13 % | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 16.31 % | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 18.67 % | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 19.72 % | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 19.79 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 20.6 % | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 21.16 % | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 22.12 % | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 21.56 % | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 22.63 % | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 23.25 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 24.59 % | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 24.84 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.58 % | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.09 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.56 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.93 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.86 % | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 23.54 % | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 24.48 % | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.92 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.85 % | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 22.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.89 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 22.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.46 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.07 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 24.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.04 % | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Syrian Arab Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -28.4% | 10.26 % | 7.35 % |
| 1972 | +29.2% | 8.06 % | 10.41 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.77 % | 7.35 % | 10.26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.37 % | 7.63 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9 % | 9.48 % | 12.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.64 % | 12.32 % | 22.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2 % | 21.86 % | 25.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3 % | 22.84 % | 24.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7 % | 22.88 % | 24.07 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.97 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,400 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 32.32 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,049 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Syrian Arab Republic was 24.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.67 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.35 % in 1964.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.