Population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria
Syria: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 174 countries
All-time high
94.5%
in 2024
All-time low
84.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria stood at 94.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria peaked at 94.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2000.
Syria ranks 66th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.4% | — |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 94.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 94.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 92.6% | 94.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Syria was 94.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Syria ranks 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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