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SYR.
Syrian Arab Republic
1958-1962
1963-1967
1968-1972
1973-1977
1978-1982
1983-1987
1988-1992
1993-1997
1998-2002
2003-2007
2008-2012
2013-2017
4100.
Total area of the country
(1000 ha)
18 518
E
(1962)
18 518
E
(1967)
18 518
E
(1972)
18 518
E
(1977)
18 518
E
(1982)
18 518
E
(1987)
18 518
E
(1992)
18 518
E
(1997)
18 518
E
(2002)
18 518
E
(2007)
18 518
E
(2012)
18 518
E
(2014)
4101.
Arable land area
(1000 ha)
6 200
E
(1962)
5 876
E
(1967)
5 711
E
(1972)
5 083
E
(1977)
5 288
E
(1982)
4 980
E
(1987)
4 766
E
(1992)
4 771
E
(1997)
4 593
E
(2002)
4 736
E
(2007)
4 665
E
(2012)
4 662
E
(2014)
4102.
Permanent crops area
(1000 ha)
240
E
(1962)
254
E
(1967)
290
E
(1972)
426
E
(1977)
513
E
(1982)
650
E
(1987)
788
E
(1992)
750
E
(1997)
828
E
(2002)
947
E
(2007)
1 066
E
(2012)
1 071
E
(2014)
4103.
Cultivated area (arable land + permanent crops)
(1000 ha)
6 440
E
(1962)
6 130
E
(1967)
6 001
E
(1972)
5 509
E
(1977)
5 801
E
(1982)
5 630
E
(1987)
5 554
E
(1992)
5 521
E
(1997)
5 421
E
(2002)
5 683
E
(2007)
5 731
E
(2012)
5 733
E
(2014)
4470.
% of total country area cultivated
(%)
34.78
E
(1962)
33.1
E
(1967)
32.41
E
(1972)
29.75
E
(1977)
31.33
E
(1982)
30.4
E
(1987)
29.99
E
(1992)
29.81
E
(1997)
29.27
E
(2002)
30.69
E
(2007)
30.95
E
(2012)
30.96
E
(2014)
4104.
Total population
(1000 inhab)
4 897
E
(1962)
5 767
E
(1967)
6 829
E
(1972)
8 088
E
(1977)
9 614
E
(1982)
11 375
E
(1987)
13 186
E
(1992)
15 152
E
(1997)
16 998
E
(2002)
19 426
E
(2007)
19 979
E
(2012)
18 502
E
(2015)
4105.
Rural population
(1000 inhab)
3 034
E
(1962)
3 383
E
(1967)
3 819
E
(1972)
4 390
E
(1977)
5 070
E
(1982)
5 880
E
(1987)
6 678
E
(1992)
7 440
E
(1997)
8 045
E
(2002)
8 759
E
(2007)
7 620
E
(2012)
5 665
E
(2015)
4106.
Urban population
(1000 inhab)
1 863
E
(1962)
2 384
E
(1967)
3 010
E
(1972)
3 698
E
(1977)
4 544
E
(1982)
5 495
E
(1987)
6 508
E
(1992)
7 712
E
(1997)
8 953
E
(2002)
10 667
E
(2007)
12 359
E
(2012)
12 837
E
(2015)
4107.
Population density
(inhab/km2)
26.44
E
(1962)
31.14
E
(1967)
36.88
E
(1972)
43.68
E
(1977)
51.92
E
(1982)
61.43
E
(1987)
71.21
E
(1992)
81.82
E
(1997)
91.79
E
(2002)
104.9
E
(2007)
107.9
E
(2012)
99.91
E
(2015)
4151.
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth
(mm/year)
252
E
(1962)
252
E
(1967)
252
E
(1972)
252
E
(1977)
252
E
(1982)
252
E
(1987)
252
E
(1992)
252
E
(1997)
252
E
(2002)
252
E
(2007)
252
E
(2012)
252
E
(2014)
4150.
Long-term average annual precipitation in volume
(10^9 m3/year)
46.67
E
(1962)
46.67
E
(1967)
46.67
E
(1972)
46.67
E
(1977)
46.67
E
(1982)
46.67
E
(1987)
46.67
E
(1992)
46.67
E
(1997)
46.67
E
(2002)
46.67
E
(2007)
46.67
E
(2012)
46.67
E
(2014)
4472.
National Rainfall Index (NRI)
(mm/year)
493.9
E
(1965)
464.4
E
(1971)
421.1
E
(1975)
457.7
E
(1980)
464.2
E
(1983)
454.7
E
(1992)
434.5
E
(1997)
375.8
E
(2000)
