Number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria

Syria: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 20.95 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.95 million
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
41st
of 189 countries
All-time high
22.42 million
in 2011
All-time low
16.37 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria, 2000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201120232000: 16.4M2001: 16.8M2002: 17.2M2003: 17.7M2004: 18.1M2005: 18.6M2006: 19.4M2007: 20.6M2008: 21.3M2009: 21.6M2010: 22.1M2011: 22.4M2012: 22.2M2013: 21.1M2014: 19.6M2015: 18.7M2016: 18.3M2017: 18.3M2018: 18.5M2019: 19.0M2020: 19.4M2021: 19.7M2022: 20.2M2023: 21.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Syria recorded 20.95 million for number with without clean cooking fuels in 2023.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria peaked at 22.42 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.37 million, in 2000.

That places Syria 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 16.37 million —
2001 16.83 million +2.8%
2002 17.24 million +2.4%
2003 17.67 million +2.5%
2004 18.14 million +2.6%
2005 18.59 million +2.5%
2006 19.40 million +4.4%
2007 20.61 million +6.2%
2008 21.33 million +3.5%
2009 21.65 million +1.5%
2010 22.08 million +2.0%
2011 22.42 million +1.6%
2012 22.24 million -0.8%
2013 21.08 million -5.2%
2014 19.60 million -7.0%
2015 18.69 million -4.7%
2016 18.35 million -1.8%
2017 18.27 million -0.4%
2018 18.46 million +1.0%
2019 18.97 million +2.7%
2020 19.45 million +2.5%
2021 19.70 million +1.3%
2022 20.24 million +2.7%
2023 20.95 million +3.5%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 20.95 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 991,365, 21.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 20.95 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.09 million, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.78 million 16.37 million 21.65 million 10
2010s 20.02 million 18.27 million 22.42 million 10
2020s 20.09 million 19.45 million 20.95 million 4

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 38 Uzbekistan 27.84 million compare
  2. 39 Australia 26.66 million compare
  3. 40 Venezuela 26.46 million compare
  4. 42 Chile 19.66 million compare
  5. 43 Kazakhstan 19.15 million compare
  6. 44 Romania 19.06 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Syria was 20.95 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 22.42 million in 2011.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 16.37 million in 2000.
How does Syria rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Syria ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number with without clean cooking fuels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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