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Middle East > Syria > Agriculture

SYRIAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 147 [10th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 76.22 % of land area Time series [4th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 140,080 sq. km Time series [20th of 198]
    Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 7,355.837 sq. km per 1,000 people Time series [17th of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 106,745 Time series [39th of 190]
    Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 5.888 per 1 million people Time series [47th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 229.02 Time series [62nd of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 3.62 % Time series [39th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 3.95 % Time series [7th of 155]
    Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 289.616 $ per capita Time series [31st of 164]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 225.579 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [35th of 182]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 311.775 $ per capita Time series [43rd of 182]
Arable land > % of land area 26.52 % of land area Time series [23rd of 199]
Arable land > hectares 4,873,000 hectares Time series [21st of 199]
    Arable land > hectares (per capita) 255.889 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [29th of 200]
Area > Cotton 200,000 [3rd of 20]
Cereal production 147 thousand metric tons [10th of 149]
    Cereal production (per capita) 0.00796791 thousand metric tons per [83rd of 149]
Cereal production growth 48% [22nd of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 1,710 kg/ha Time series [113rd of 171]
Cotton exports 750 thousand bales [8th of 109]
Cotton imports 0 thousand bales [108th of 109]
Cotton production 1,300 [10th of 109]
    Cotton production (per capita) 7.046 per 100,000 people [5th of 109]
Cotton stocks 349 thousand bales [19th of 109]
Cotton use 600 thousand bales [19th of 109]
Crop production index 117.6 % Time series [33rd of 182]
Exports to USA > Apricots $102.00 [5th of 29]
    Exports to USA > Apricots (per capita) $0.01 per 1,000 people [5th of 29]
Exports to USA > Beans $2.00 [45th of 65]
    Exports to USA > Beans (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [39th of 65]
Exports to USA > Broad and horse beans $0.00 [28th of 29]
    Exports to USA > Broad and horse beans (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [25th of 29]
Exports to USA > Capers $0.00 [8th of 9]
    Exports to USA > Capers (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [7th of 9]
Exports to USA > Eggplants or aubergines $6.00 [10th of 15]
    Exports to USA > Eggplants or aubergines (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [9th of 15]
Exports to USA > Fruit juices $0.00 [86th of 84]
    Exports to USA > Fruit juices (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [82nd of 84]
Exports to USA > Fruits $4.00 [35th of 62]
    Exports to USA > Fruits (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [28th of 62]
Exports to USA > Fruits and nuts $9.00 [42nd of 63]
    Exports to USA > Fruits and nuts (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [36th of 63]
Exports to USA > Lentils $0.00 [21st of 22]
    Exports to USA > Lentils (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [20th of 22]
Exports to USA > Olives $0.00 [23rd of 23]
    Exports to USA > Olives (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [22nd of 23]
Exports to USA > Truffles $0.00 [13th of 14]
    Exports to USA > Truffles (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [11th of 14]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 702.82 100 g/ha of arable land Time series [79th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 322,805 metric tons Time series [44th of 169]
    Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 18.255 metric tons per 1 milli Time series [53rd of 176]
Food production index 121.7 % Time series [13th of 182]
Grains > Barley consumption 1,150 thousand metric tons [14th of 15]
    Grains > Barley consumption (per capita) 0.062 per 1,000 population [9th of 15]
Grains > Barley imports 150 thousand metric tons [16th of 23]
    Grains > Barley imports (per capita) 8.13052 thousand metric tons per [12th of 23]
Grains > Barley production 1,200 thousand metric tons [13th of 14]
    Grains > Barley production (per capita) 65.0442 thousand metric tons per [8th of 14]
Grains > Coarse grain imports 1,250 thousand metric tons [18th of 35]
    Grains > Coarse grain imports (per capita) 67.7543 thousand metric tons per [14th of 35]
Grains > Corn imports 1,100 thousand metric tons [16th of 35]
    Grains > Corn imports (per capita) 59.6238 thousand metric tons per [15th of 35]
Grains > Rice imports 170 thousand metric tons [30th of 38]
    Grains > Rice imports (per capita) 9.21459 thousand metric tons per [21st of 38]
International wheat production statistics > **2002 4.5 [20th of 32]
International wheat production statistics > *2001 4.5 [23rd of 32]
International wheat production statistics > 1996 4.1 [21st of 31]
International wheat production statistics > 1997 3 [27th of 31]
International wheat production statistics > 1998 4.1 [23rd of 31]
International wheat production statistics > 1999 2.6 [26th of 32]
International wheat production statistics > 2000 2.7 [26th of 32]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 24.28 % Time series [48th of 164]
Land under cereal production > hectares 3,290,131 hectares Time series [36th of 176]
    Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 172,770.328 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [31st of 177]
Livestock production index 115.9 % Time series [32nd of 181]
Meat production 296 thousand metric tons [67th of 149]
    Meat production (per capita) 0.0160442 thousand metric tons per [89th of 149]
Meat production growth 63% [41st of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 4.73 % of land area Time series [11th of 187]
Permanent crops 810,000 hectares [35th of 181]
    Permanent crops (per capita) 43.9048 hectares per 1,000 peopl [49th of 181]
Production > Cotton 1,300,000 [11th of 20]
    Production > Cotton (per capita) 70.4645 per 1,000 people [9th of 20]
Products
wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
Root and tuber production 419 thousand metric tons [89th of 149]
    Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.0227113 thousand metric tons per [111st of 149]
Root and tuber production growth 16% [61st of 149]
Value added 22.46 [47th of 158]
value added > annual % growth 3 % Time series [65th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 5,515,263,000 constant 2000 US$ Time series [34th of 164]
    value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 289.616 constant 2000 US$ per c Time series [31st of 164]
value added > constant LCU 276314700000 Time series
value added > current LCU 313632500000 Time series
value added > current US$ 5,937,254,000 $ Time series [35th of 172]
    value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 225.579 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [35th of 182]
    value added > current US$ (per capita) 311.775 $ per capita Time series [43rd of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 3,272.94 constant 2000 US$ Time series [54th of 163]
Yield > Cotton 1 [20th of 20]

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; World Resources Institute; United States Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Online; Wikipedia: International wheat production statistics ; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah, Suriyah

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