Agriculture & Rural in Syria

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Syria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% 2010 down 63.7% 65th
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% 2010 down 28.1% 13th
Rural population 27.9% 2025 up 15.1% 135th
Rural population growth 3.7% 2025 up 215.0% 2nd
Rural population 7.15 million 2025 up 51.9% 70th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.9% 2022 up 82.9% 3rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.17 billion current US$ 2022 up 0.5% 54th
Land under cereal production 2.70 million hectares 2024 up 6.4% 46th
Cereal yield 1,607 kg per hectare 2024 up 51.1% 138th
Cereal production 4.33 million metric tons 2024 up 60.7% 63rd
Fertilizer consumption 17.32 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 27.7% 153rd
Land area 183,630 sq. km 2023 unchanged 88th
Agricultural land 136,060 sq. km 2023 down 2.3% 61st
Agricultural land 74.1% 2023 down 2.3% 12th
Arable land 4.40 million hectares 2023 down 5.6% 53rd
Permanent cropland 5.7% 2023 down 2.6% 48th
Arable land 24.0% 2023 down 5.6% 42nd
Arable land 0.1865 hectares per person 2023 down 13.3% 67th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 7.9% 2025 down 15.1% 100th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 17.8% 2025 up 5.7% 91st
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 16.3% 2025 up 3.8% 87th
Average precipitation in depth 252 mm per year 2022 unchanged 159th
Crop production index 96.3 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 30.4% 146th
Food production index 96.98 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 21.9% 159th
Livestock production index 98.92 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 13.7% 147th
Forest area 2.8% 2023 up 2.4% 185th
Forest area 5,221 sq. km 2023 up 2.4% 138th
Fertilizer consumption 73.4% 2014 down 54.5% 70th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 87.5% 2022 unchanged 33rd
Surface area 185,180 sq. km 2023 unchanged 88th
Access to electricity, rural 61.6% 2024 down 22.8% 173rd
Agricultural irrigated land 7.2% 2023 down 23.3% 35th