Wine production in Syria
Syria: Wine production was 50 tonnes in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Wine production in Syria, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2020, wine production in Syria stood at 50 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine production in Syria peaked at 426 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Syria ranks 74th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wine production in Syria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 95 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 125 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 1970 | 90 tonnes | -28.0% |
| 1971 | 93 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 235 tonnes | +152.7% |
| 1973 | 240 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 315 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 300 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 288 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 300 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 295 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 300 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 245 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 235 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 372 tonnes | +58.3% |
| 1983 | 323 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 341 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 402 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 423 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 322 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 347 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 426 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1990 | 349 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 280 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 245 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 300 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 256 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 249 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 276 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 265 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 218 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 201 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 326 tonnes | +62.2% |
| 2001 | 303 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 296 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 315 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 257 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 225 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 213 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 210 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 179 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 185 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 72 tonnes | -61.1% |
| 2011 | 129 tonnes | +79.2% |
| 2012 | 85 tonnes | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 70 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 45.65 tonnes | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 50.67 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 51.65 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.58 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 48.58 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 50 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 50 tonnes | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 50 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,363 tonnes, 1% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wine production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +152.7% | 93 tonnes | 235 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.44 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 125 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 245.6 tonnes | 90 tonnes | 315 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 343.6 tonnes | 235 tonnes | 426 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 263.9 tonnes | 201 tonnes | 349 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 250.9 tonnes | 179 tonnes | 326 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.91 tonnes | 45.65 tonnes | 129 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 276.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 23.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7,688 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine production in Syria?
- Wine production in Syria was 50 tonnes in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wine production recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 426 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest wine production recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Syria rank for wine production?
- Syria ranks 74th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wine production rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Wine production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wine production, measured in tonnes per year.