Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Syria
Syria: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0068 people per person in 2016. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Syria, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0068 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.0178 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 people per person, in 2012.
Syria ranks 85th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0178 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0168 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.009 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.007 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 people per person | -1.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0068 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0068 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 people per person, 12.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0134 people per person | 0.009 people per person | 0.0178 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0081 people per person | 7 |
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 sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Syria?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Syria was 0.0068 people per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 people per person in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Syria ranks 85th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.