People using at least a basic drinking water source in Syria
Syria: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 23.22 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Syria recorded 23.22 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Syria peaked at 23.22 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.24 million people, in 2000.
That places Syria 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.56 million people | 15.24 million people | 20.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.40 million people | 17.94 million people | 21.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.34 million people | 19.79 million people | 23.22 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 50 Angola 25.75 million people compare
- 51 North Korea 24.81 million people compare
- 52 Cote d'Ivoire 24.67 million people compare
- 54 Mozambique 23.07 million people compare
- 55 Mali 21.14 million people compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 20.84 million people compare
More environment data for Syria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 47.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0139 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5633 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Syria?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Syria was 23.22 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 million people in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Syria ranks 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.