Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Syria
Syria: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 24.04 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Syria is 24.04 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is 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 Syria peaked at 25.67 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.35 %, in 1964.
That places Syria 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 Syria, 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% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 24.04 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 12.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 24.04 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.27 %, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Syria?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.67 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.35 % in 1964.
- How does Syria rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Syria ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 — 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.