People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Syria
Syria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 84.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria, 2012–2024
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria is 84.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2014.
That places Syria 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 84.2% | — |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 84.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 4.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 84.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.3% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria was 84.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2014.
- How does Syria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Syria ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.