Breakdown of habitable land area in Syria
Syria: Breakdown of habitable land area was 104,370 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Syria, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Syria recorded 104,370 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over five years.
Syria ranks 90th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Syria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94,600 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 100,850 hectares | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 100,480 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98,840 hectares | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 104,370 hectares | +5.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 104,370 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 104,370 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Syria?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Syria was 104,370 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 104,370 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,600 hectares in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Syria ranks 90th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.