FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Syria

According to FAOSTAT, Syria produced 4.3 million t of cereals, 2.0 million t of vegetables, 2.0 million t of fruit, 418,050 t of meat and 2.0 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were wheat (2.4 million t), barley (1.6 million t) and olives (785,468 t).

Products recorded: 124
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 16; products
Year: 2024

Syria ranks second or third in the world for anise, coriander, cumin and fennel and butter and ghee of sheep milk.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in maize (+377%), followed by barley (+162%).

Livestock numbers: 826,396 cattle, 13 pigs, 17.9 million sheep and 2.1 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	4,330,802	64	0.14%	+61%
All milk	2,045,945	58	0.21%	−12%
All vegetables	2,040,422	56	0.17%	+24%
All fruit	2,004,533	62	0.21%	−15%
All citrus fruit	887,118	24	0.54%	−25%
All roots and tubers	671,811	89	0.07%	+25%
All meat	418,050	79	0.11%	+22%
All pulses	214,707	49	0.22%	+40%
All tree nuts	171,334	21	0.93%	+97%
All eggs	135,983	46	0.14%	+21%
All sugar crops	6,090	122	0%	−91%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Wheat	2,431,225	38	0.3%	+20%
Barley	1,572,020	20	1.11%	+162%
Cow milk	1,199,625	69	0.15%	−19%
Olives	785,468	9	3.07%	+100%
Tomatoes	781,518	32	0.41%	+17%
Sheep milk	714,642	4	7.28%	+4.3%
Potatoes	671,811	52	0.17%	+25%
Oranges	427,252	24	0.64%	−38%
Yoghurt	320,612	5	6.44%	−16%
Maize	320,113	85	0.03%	+377%
Grapes	236,023	35	0.31%	+21%
Cucumbers	223,499	23	0.25%	+42%
Watermelons	207,686	38	0.2%	−10%
Sheep meat	194,855	13	1.69%	+21%
Apples	184,814	45	0.19%	−54%
Tangerines and mandarins	182,565	27	0.35%	−35%
Chicken meat	168,188	64	0.13%	+69%
Skim milk of cows	162,619	62	0.11%	−16%
Eggplants	152,132	15	0.26%	+4.0%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	151,304	68	0.05%	+4.6%
Grapefruit and pomelos	143,288	10	1.45%	+220%
Hen eggs	135,983	46	0.15%	+21%
Lemons and limes	134,013	19	0.58%	−17%
Goat milk	126,802	29	0.62%	−9.5%
Onions, dry	122,585	69	0.11%	+61%
Chillies and peppers, green	116,233	36	0.26%	+55%
Pumpkins and squash	115,220	39	0.33%	+24%
Cherries	98,449	8	3.17%	+82%
Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel	94,743	3	3.55%	+242%
Seed cotton	93,144	30	0.13%	−43%
Lentils, dry	89,354	12	1.13%	+20%
Olive oil	89,257	8	3.39%	−44%
Pistachios, in shell	83,796	4	6.07%	+191%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	83,610	48	0.21%	+2.6%
Melons	73,737	33	0.26%	+36%
Apricots	70,737	15	1.54%	+121%
Cotton seed	61,000	32	0.15%	−45%
Almonds, in shell	60,830	12	1.54%	+75%
Cabbages	52,227	70	0.07%	+26%
Broad beans and horse beans, green	49,629	8	3.39%	+58%
Peaches and nectarines	48,882	34	0.18%	+12%
Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed	47,528	5	9.13%	−20%
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	47,521	21	0.76%	+44%
Green garlic	46,762	27	0.16%	+62%
Other beans, green	44,013	23	0.17%	+16%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	42,868	11	2.16%	+21%
Beef (cattle meat)	41,649	102	0.06%	−36%
Lettuce and chicory	41,142	34	0.15%	−19%
Cheese from whole cow milk	40,292	51	0.18%	−18%
Chick peas, dry	39,082	17	0.23%	+43%
Cauliflower and broccoli	36,165	32	0.13%	+53%
Figs	33,938	8	2.54%	−3.9%
Cotton lint	32,846	31	0.13%	−75%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	32,346	14	1.49%	+21%
Spring onions and shallots	29,095	21	0.52%	−4.8%
Vetches	28,621	4	4.37%	+190%
Sheep fat, unrendered	26,890	7	4.19%	+21%
Carrots and turnips	26,802	76	0.06%	+71%
Plums	25,624	39	0.2%	−16%
Peas, green	25,025	26	0.12%	+220%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	23,266	52	0.04%	+36%
Pears	20,531	42	0.07%	−1.3%
Wool, greasy	20,381	19	1.2%	+5.4%
Okra	15,161	30	0.11%	+2.1%
Walnuts, in shell	14,366	22	0.33%	+22%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	13,826	39	0.06%	—
Butter and ghee of sheep milk	12,833	3	20.76%	+9.7%
Other nuts	12,342	19	1.13%	+4.4%
Other stone fruits	12,217	9	1.98%	+61%
Sesame seed	11,958	34	0.18%	+529%
Artichokes	11,910	14	0.69%	+75%
Goat meat	11,702	56	0.15%	−15%
Sunflower seed	9,862	48	0.02%	+64%
Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed	8,611	11	1.89%	−11%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	8,430	42	0.14%	−43%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	8,330	82	0.09%	−36%
Sorghum	7,209	76	0.01%	+290%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	6,414	79	0.07%	−36%
Raw sugar	6,098	110	0%	−89%
Sugar beet	6,090	50	0%	−91%
Beer	5,432	155	0%	−43%
Cottonseed oil	4,900	40	0.12%	−85%
Buffalo milk	4,876	20	0%	−23%
Other pulses n.e.c.	4,734	61	0.11%	+7.9%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	4,669	22	0.14%	+6.6%
Ghee from cow milk	4,483	13	0.68%	−25%
Peas, dry	4,111	60	0.03%	+30%
Soybeans	3,610	76	0%	+1,091%
Honey	3,518	56	0.18%	+40%
Butter of cow milk	3,470	65	0.06%	−12%
Quinces	3,415	17	0.49%	+16%
Oil of sesame seed	3,000	33	0.25%	−64%
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	2,600	64	0.01%	−62%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	2,553	46	0.17%	−15%
Bananas	2,351	97	0%	+1,447%
Molasses	2,139	111	0%	−89%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	2,128	51	0.14%	−15%
Tea, packed	1,740	51	0.02%	—
Dates	1,575	28	0.02%	−47%
Castor oil seeds	1,568	18	0.09%	+7.2%
Cattle fat, unrendered	1,249	83	0.04%	−36%
Beans, dry	1,109	94	0%	−1.5%
Soya bean oil	1,000	95	0%	−86%
Chillies and peppers, dry	977	46	0.02%	+7.5%
Camel meat	481	32	0.07%	−52%
Turkey meat	477	43	0.01%	−22%
Goat fat, unrendered	362	56	0.12%	−15%
Buffalo meat	253	24	0%	−68%
Millet	191	68	0%	−77%
Margarine and shortening	168	90	0%	−89%
Beeswax	156	28	0.24%	+14%
Pigeon and other bird meat	142	4	0.82%	−30%
Goose meat	127	22	0%	−0.8%
Cow peas, dry	115	41	0%	—
Rabbit meat	113	35	0.01%	−28%
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen	68	33	0.07%	−52%
Duck meat	63	58	0%	+6.8%
Lupins	60	27	0%	+1,900%
Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen	51	23	0%	−68%
Oats	44	73	0%	+340%
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes	39	24	0%	−68%
Fat of camels	27	32	0.09%	−51%
Buffalo fat, unrendered	8	24	0%	−67%
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling	1	22	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	19,501,000	93	0.07%	+18%
Sheep	17,928,586	24	1.32%	+0.4%
Goats	2,080,141	62	0.18%	−9.0%
Cattle	826,396	108	0.05%	−24%
Other birds	805,000	4	3.33%	−24%
Bees	532,545	26	0.52%	+4.9%
Turkeys	147,000	45	0.06%	−22%
Rabbits and hares	87,000	32	0.04%	−28%
Asses	52,962	40	0.1%	−33%
Geese	49,000	26	0.01%	0.0%
Ducks	48,000	59	0%	+6.7%
Camels	32,278	31	0.07%	−45%
Buffalo	6,791	33	0%	−14%
Horses	6,600	97	0.01%	−60%
Mules and hinnies	1,915	46	0.02%	−22%
Pigs	13	171	0%	+18%

Syria among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Syria, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Syria had 24.7 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Wheat	98.5	97.8	1.0×
Barley	63.7	17.4	3.7×
Cow milk	48.6	97.7	0.5×
Olives	31.8	3.13	10.2×
Tomatoes	31.7	23.1	1.4×
Sheep milk	29.0	1.20	24.1×
Potatoes	27.2	47.8	0.6×
Oranges	17.3	8.24	2.1×
Yoghurt	13.0	0.61	21.3×
Maize	13.0	149	0.1×
Grapes	9.57	9.30	1.0×
Cucumbers	9.06	10.8	0.8×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Syria reported exports of 94 and imports of 122 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Olive oil	64,037	USD 274 m	4.29	7 of 102
Cotton lint, ginned	34,166	USD 46.3 m	1.36	19 of 105
Pistachios, in shell	2,884	USD 36.8 m	12.76	10 of 74
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	21,517	USD 34.9 m	1.62	7 of 148
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw	15,415	USD 32.2 m	2.09	9 of 110
Wheat	43,367	USD 12.9 m	0.30	43 of 102
Tomatoes	30,510	USD 12.9 m	0.42	28 of 122
Other fruits, n.e.c.	22,173	USD 9.0 m	0.41	21 of 131
Apples	9,851	USD 8.0 m	0.81	40 of 105
Other oil seeds, n.e.c.	2,813	USD 7.4 m	2.62	25 of 115

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	101,210	USD 139 m	1.38	31 of 186
Maté leaves	34,659	USD 78.1 m	2.25	1 of 75
Coffee, green	12,293	USD 58.1 m	4.73	57 of 177
Tea leaves	7,583	USD 50.4 m	6.64	45 of 191
Oranges	88,395	USD 46.1 m	0.52	21 of 180
Potatoes	132,834	USD 42.7 m	0.32	26 of 183
Maize (corn)	108,527	USD 37.2 m	0.34	83 of 190
Palm oil	25,959	USD 32.2 m	1.24	92 of 191
Other fruits, n.e.c.	104,706	USD 29.8 m	0.29	7 of 168
Sesame seed	13,313	USD 27.9 m	2.09	24 of 167

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Syria?

By volume, the largest products of Syria in 2024 were wheat (2.4 million t), barley (1.6 million t), cow milk (1.2 million t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Syria the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 3rd, for anise, coriander, cumin and fennel.

How much wheat does Syria produce per person?

About 98.5 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.8 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Syria export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were olive oil (USD 274 m), cotton lint, ginned (USD 46.3 m), pistachios, in shell (USD 36.8 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Syria import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were sunflower-seed oil, crude (USD 139 m), maté leaves (USD 78.1 m), coffee, green (USD 58.1 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.