People without basic handwashing facilities in Syria
Syria: People without basic handwashing facilities was 3.82 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Syria, 2012–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Syria recorded 3.82 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Syria peaked at 3.82 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million people, in 2017.
Syria ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Syria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.60 million people | — |
| 2013 | 3.44 million people | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.23 million people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.09 million people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.04 million people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.04 million people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.09 million people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.20 million people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.30 million people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.38 million people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.50 million people | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.67 million people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.82 million people | +4.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 3.82 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.87 million people, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 3.82 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891,231 people, 4.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.21 million people | 3.04 million people | 3.60 million people | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.53 million people | 3.30 million people | 3.82 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 50 Central African Republic 4.14 million people compare
- 51 Guatemala 3.97 million people compare
- 52 Thailand 3.85 million people compare
- 54 Philippines 3.13 million people compare
- 55 Mauritania 3.07 million people compare
- 56 Congo 2.91 million people compare
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 without basic handwashing facilities in Syria?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Syria was 3.82 million 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million people in 2017.
- How does Syria rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Syria ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.