Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Syria

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Syria as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

3,518 t

natural honey, 2024

official figure

532,545

beehives, 2024

official figure

156 t

beeswax, 2024

FAO estimate

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Syria, 1961 to 2024From 105 in 1961 to 3,518 in 2024.0123419611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Syria, 1961 to 2024From 54,431 in 1961 to 532,545 in 2024.00.20.40.60.819611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Syria produced 3,518 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • That places it 56 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.2% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (1,677 t), production rose by 110%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 3,846 t in 2023, the lowest 105 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 532,545 beehives in 2024 (official figure). That is 26 of 98 countries.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 6.6 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 156 tonnes in 2024 (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Syria

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Syrian Arab Republic. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.