Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 124.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 124.4%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 145.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 124.4%, in 2012.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 134.2% | — |
| 2001 | 138.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 145.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 128.6% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 125.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 126.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 126.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 126.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 126.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 125.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 125.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 124.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 124.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 124.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130.2% | 125.6% | 145.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.5% | 124.4% | 125.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.4% | 124.4% | 124.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 7 Bahrain 152.5% compare
- 8 Algeria 144.8% compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 135.2% compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 124.4% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 123.0% compare
- 13 Israel 119.6% compare
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- Heating Degree Days 1,943 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,385 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 6,000 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4,835 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,165 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2548 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0246 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Syrian Arab Republic was 124.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 145.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.4% in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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