How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria
Syria: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
202nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0974 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria is 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria peaked at 0.0974 metric tons per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1973.
Syria ranks 202nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.018 metric tons per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0208 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0216 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0221 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.024 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 0.032 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0301 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0277 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0314 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.042 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0525 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0546 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0633 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.066 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0638 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0763 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0727 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0771 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0825 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0878 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0938 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0925 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0935 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0974 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0849 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0833 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.083 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.073 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0626 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0364 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0343 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0339 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0333 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0337 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +65.3% | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.018 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0208 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0266 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.032 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0578 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0314 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0866 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0727 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0974 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0339 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.083 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0326 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0337 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 199 Tajikistan 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 200 Jordan 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 201 Turkmenistan 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 203 Sudan 0.0247 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 204 Kazakhstan 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 205 Afghanistan 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Syria was 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0974 metric tons per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Syria rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Syria ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.