Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 53 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic, 2011–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic is 53 percent, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 53 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45 percent, in 2016.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 51st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48 percent | — |
| 2012 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 48 percent | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 47 percent | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 45 percent | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 46 percent | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 47 percent | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 50 percent | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 52 percent | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 53 percent | +1.9% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 53 percent is below the median for low income countries, which is 65 percent, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 53 percent is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47 percent, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.56 percent | 45 percent | 50 percent | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.5 percent | 52 percent | 53 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
More energy & mining data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic was 53 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 53 percent in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 percent in 2016.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 51st out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.