People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria
Syria: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.001 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria is 0.001 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria peaked at 0.0303 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.001 people per person, in 2024.
That places Syria 125th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0303 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0289 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0275 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0233 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.022 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0206 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.018 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.016 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.012 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.008 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 people per person | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 people per person | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 people per person | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 people per person | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 people per person | -35.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 people per person | -53.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -53.0% | 0.0021 people per person | 0.001 people per person |
| 2023 | -35.3% | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0021 people per person |
| 2022 | -26.7% | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0032 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0241 people per person | 0.018 people per person | 0.0303 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 people per person | 0.0068 people per person | 0.0168 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- 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 - 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 - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Syria was 0.001 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0303 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 people per person in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Syria ranks 125th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.