Temporary crops — Area in Syria
Syria: Temporary crops — Area was 2,718 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Syria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Syria is 2,718 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Syria peaked at 3,985 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,718 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Syria 70th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Syria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,734 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,763 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,808 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,861 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,985 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,825 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 3,773 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,644 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,345 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 3,784 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 3,526 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 3,428 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,139 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 3,085 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,032 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,978 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,118 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3,133 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,217 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3,236 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,977 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 2,718 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2,718 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,718 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2,718 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,336 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 2,718 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 284.7 1000 ha, 9.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,749 1000 ha | 3,345 1000 ha | 3,985 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,244 1000 ha | 2,978 1000 ha | 3,784 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,873 1000 ha | 2,718 1000 ha | 3,236 1000 ha | 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 temporary crops — area in Syria?
- Temporary crops — area in Syria was 2,718 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,985 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,718 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for temporary crops — area?
- Syria ranks 70th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.