Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Syria
Syria: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Syria stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Syria peaked at 92.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2000.
Syria ranks 95th of 178 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 87.4% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 92.0% | 92.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Syria?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Syria was 92.1% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Syria ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.