Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria
Syria: Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities was 96.46 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.46
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 186 countries
All-time high
96.46
in 2024
All-time low
92.22
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria stood at 96.46. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria peaked at 96.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.22, in 2000.
Syria ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.22 | — |
| 2001 | 92.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.57 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.77 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.98 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.18 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.38 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.59 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.79 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.99 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.2 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.4 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.61 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.81 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.02 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.22 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.43 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.63 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.84 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.04 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.25 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.46 | +0.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 96.46 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.04, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 96.46 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.95, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.63 | 92.22 | 93.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.51 | 93.59 | 95.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.04 | 95.63 | 96.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More population data for Syria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.149 (2100)
- Population density 237.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.149 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0104 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria?
- Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Syria was 96.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.22 in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities?
- Syria ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).