Asian wheat producing countries

SYRIA

Basic statistics

Institutes

Agro-ecological zones

Map of agro-ecological zones

Varieties

Average	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Population (1000)	8 704	10 397	12 386	14 200	16 125
Arable land (1000 ha)	5 230	5 038	4 885	4 799	4 701 (1999)
Irrigated land (1000 ha)	539	652	693	1 089	1 186 (1999)
Agricultural tractors (No.)	27 544	43 959	62 557	86 141	97 660
Harvesters (No.)	2 358	2 976	3 032	5 295	4 734

WHEAT	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Production (tons)	2 225 800	1 713 866	2 070 000	4 184 144	3 104 969
Harvested area (ha)	1 449 056	1 265 000	1 341 000	1 643 609	1 700 000
Yield (kg/ha)	1 536	1 355	1 544	2 546	1 826
Import (tons)	29 047	524 920	944 844	-	17 289
Export (tons)	-	300	10 000	59 082	111 937 (1999)
Consumption (kg/per/yr)	160.6	193.1	205.7	214.2	165.4