Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Syria
Syria: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 7.71 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Syria is 7.71 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Syria peaked at 7.71 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.57 %, in 1961.
That places Syria 114th out of 238 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.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.6 % | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.64 % | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.8 % | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 1.89 % | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1.86 % | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.12 % | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 1.93 % | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 1.92 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.94 % | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.05 % | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 2.27 % | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 2.38 % | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 2.49 % | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9 % | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 3.03 % | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.13 % | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 3.27 % | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 3.23 % | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.43 % | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 3.63 % | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.75 % | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3.94 % | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 4.19 % | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 4.41 % | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 4.67 % | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 5.02 % | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 5.23 % | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5.49 % | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 5.71 % | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 5.79 % | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.8 % | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 4.9 % | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.1 % | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 5.3 % | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 5.43 % | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 5.63 % | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.82 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.91 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.02 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.18 % | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.25 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.41 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.61 % | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.81 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.96 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.15 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.25 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.57 % | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.66 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.65 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.59 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.66 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.71 % | +0.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 7.71 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.43 %, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 7.71 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.93 %, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 % | 1.57 % | 2.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.54 % | 1.92 % | 3.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 % | 3.23 % | 5.23 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4 % | 4.8 % | 5.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 % | 5.91 % | 7.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 % | 7.25 % | 7.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.63 % | 7.54 % | 7.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Syria?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Syria was 7.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.71 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 % in 1961.
- How does Syria rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Syria ranks 114th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.