Percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Percentage of territory controlled by government was 67.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
67.75
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
167th
of 174 countries
All-time high
95.25
in 1962
All-time low
44.82
in 2014
Years of data
209
1789–2025
Percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 67.75.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 95.25 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 44.82, in 2014.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 167th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 209 years of available data.
Percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 72.5 | — |
| 1790 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 82.5 | +13.8% |
| 1800 | 80 | -3.0% |
| 1801 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 72.5 | -9.4% |
| 1809 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 67.5 | -6.9% |
| 1815 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 67.5 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 59.5 | -11.9% |
| 1831 | 45 | -24.4% |
| 1832 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 59.5 | +32.2% |
| 1841 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 50 | -16.0% |
| 1878 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 75.5 | +54.1% |
| 1892 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 75.06 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 75.06 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 75.06 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 75.06 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 75.06 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 75.06 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 75.27 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 74.5 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 74.5 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 74.24 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 69.62 | -6.2% |
| 1913 | 67.41 | -3.2% |
| 1914 | 66 | -2.1% |
| 1915 | 61.5 | -6.8% |
| 1916 | 61.5 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 61.5 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 52.25 | -15.0% |
| 1947 | 93.5 | +78.9% |
| 1948 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 93.25 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 93.25 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 94.75 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 94.75 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 94.75 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 94.75 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 95.25 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 95.25 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 92.75 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 95.25 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 95.25 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 92.75 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 92.75 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 92.75 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 93.75 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 89.33 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.33 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.33 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 58.08 | -31.1% |
| 2013 | 47.64 | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 44.82 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 46.45 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 55.5 | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 57.4 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 68.22 | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 72.12 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 66.89 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 66.89 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.86 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 75.33 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.5 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 67.75 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 1 |
| 1790s | 73.5 | 72.5 | 82.5 | 10 |
| 1800s | 78.5 | 72.5 | 80 | 10 |
| 1810s | 69.5 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 10 |
| 1820s | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 10 |
| 1830s | 46.45 | 45 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 1840s | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 1850s | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 1860s | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 1870s | 56.45 | 49 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 1880s | 49 | 49 | 49 | 10 |
| 1890s | 72.85 | 49 | 75.5 | 10 |
| 1900s | 75.11 | 74.5 | 75.5 | 10 |
| 1910s | 67.03 | 61.5 | 74.5 | 8 |
| 1940s | 83.19 | 52.25 | 93.5 | 4 |
| 1950s | 93.7 | 93.25 | 94.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 94.15 | 92.75 | 95.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.75 | 93.75 | 93.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.75 | 93.75 | 93.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.75 | 93.75 | 93.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.33 | 89.33 | 89.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.29 | 44.82 | 88.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.87 | 66.89 | 75.86 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.3623 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 97.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4,276 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 105.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 359.32 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Percentage of territory controlled by government in Syrian Arab Republic was 67.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.25 in 1962.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.82 in 2014.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for percentage of territory controlled by government?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 167th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory controlled by government rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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