Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Syria
Syria: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 7,543 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Syria stood at 7,543 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Syria peaked at 7,543 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,152 people, in 2000.
Syria ranks 62nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,686 people | 2,152 people | 5,551 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,776 people | 5,337 people | 6,420 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,787 people | 6,150 people | 7,543 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 614.95 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Syria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Syria was 7,543 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,543 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,152 people in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Syria ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.