Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Syria
Syria: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0389 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Syria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0389 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Syria peaked at 0.0389 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Syria 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Syria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0132 people per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0165 people per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 people per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0225 people per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 people per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0281 people per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0327 people per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0342 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.035 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0326 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0299 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0291 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0295 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0304 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.032 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0335 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0348 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0389 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0389 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0389 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0201 people per square kilometre | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | 0.0302 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 people per square kilometre | 0.0291 people per square kilometre | 0.035 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0359 people per square kilometre | 0.0335 people per square kilometre | 0.0389 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 82 Croatia 0.0544 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.0466 people per square kilometre compare
- 84 Botswana 0.0464 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Tonga 0.0295 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Serbia 0.022 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Algeria 0.0074 people per square kilometre compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Syria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Syria was 0.0389 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0389 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Syria ranks 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.