Iraq vs Syria: FAO projections of arable land
Iraq
5.49 million hectares
in 2023
Syria
5.44 million hectares
in 2023
Iraq rank
53rd
Syria rank
54th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.49 million hectares against 5.44 million hectares in Syria, a difference of 50,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 54th of 224 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.88 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.23 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | 536,900 hectares | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.44 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 200,620 hectares | Syria |
| 1990s | 5.15 million hectares | 5.51 million hectares | 364,180 hectares | Syria |
| 2000s | 4.59 million hectares | 5.55 million hectares | 957,470 hectares | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.03 million hectares | 5.73 million hectares | 695,777 hectares | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.48 million hectares | 5.55 million hectares | 70,310 hectares | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Iraq or Syria?
- Iraq, at 5.49 million hectares against 5.44 million hectares in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Iraq and Syria?
- 50,400 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 54th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.