Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria
Syria: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 3.3% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria peaked at 6.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2005.
That places Syria 52nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +94.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +62.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 3.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 7.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Syria's 3.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +94.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% |
| 2007 | +62.7% | 3.8% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More energy & mining data for Syria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Syria was 3.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2005.
- How does Syria rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Syria ranks 52nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.