Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria
Syria: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,607 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1,607 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria peaked at 2,204 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 750 kg per hectare, in 1990.
Syria ranks 138th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,332 kg per hectare | 750 kg per hectare | 1,853 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,643 kg per hectare | 896.7 kg per hectare | 2,002 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,440 kg per hectare | 750 kg per hectare | 2,204 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,405 kg per hectare | 820.4 kg per hectare | 1,832 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1356 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1845 (2015)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 18.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria was 1,607 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,204 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 750 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Syria ranks 138th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.