People not using improved sanitation facilities in Syria
Syria: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 40,639 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Syria is 40,639 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Syria peaked at 597,844 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40,639 people, in 2024.
Syria ranks 115th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Syria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 597,844 people | — |
| 2001 | 585,250 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 571,706 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 557,244 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 542,521 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 527,546 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 520,569 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 521,984 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 508,348 people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 483,751 people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 461,873 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 445,904 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 418,666 people | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 373,885 people | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 325,879 people | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 281,714 people | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 248,763 people | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 220,065 people | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 195,038 people | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 173,126 people | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 148,993 people | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 122,827 people | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 96,752 people | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 69,924 people | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 40,639 people | -41.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 40,639 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.92 million people, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 40,639 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75,900 people, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 541,676 people | 483,751 people | 597,844 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,491 people | 173,126 people | 461,873 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,827 people | 40,639 people | 148,993 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 276.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 23.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7,688 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Syria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Syria was 40,639 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 597,844 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,639 people in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Syria ranks 115th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.