People using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: People using at least basic drinking water services was 94.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic is 94.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 94.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2000.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 135th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.6% | — |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.6% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 93.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.0% | 94.1% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 73 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 281,944 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Syrian Arab Republic was 94.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2000.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.