Urban area long term, per capita in Syria
Syria: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Syria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Syria is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Syria 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Syria?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Syria was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Syria ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing 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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.