SUR vs SYR: Land area in hectares
SUR
16.05 million hectares
in 2023
SYR
18.36 million hectares
in 2023
SUR rank
92nd
SYR rank
89th
Land area in hectares over time
- SUR
- SYR
How they compare
SYR currently reports 18.36 million hectares against 16.05 million hectares in SUR, a difference of 2.31 million hectares.
That makes SYR's figure about 1.1 times SUR's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, SYR has been ahead every year.
SUR ranks 92nd and SYR ranks 89th of 233 countries.
SYR has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SUR | SYR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | SYR |
| 1970s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | SYR |
| 1980s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | SYR |
| 1990s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | SYR |
| 2000s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.37 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | SYR |
| 2010s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.36 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | SYR |
| 2020s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.36 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | SYR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, SUR or SYR?
- SYR, at 18.36 million hectares against 16.05 million hectares in SUR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between SUR and SYR?
- 2.31 million hectares, with SYR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SUR and SYR?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do SUR and SYR rank globally for land area in hectares?
- SUR ranks 92nd and SYR ranks 89th of 233 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.