Basic sanitation access in Syria

95.6% of people in Syria used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2024 95.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 95.3%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 91st of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Syria over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period SyriaWorld
2024 95.6% 82.2%
2023 95.3% 81.5%
2022 95.0% 80.4%
2021 94.6% 79.4%
2020 94.3% 78.3%
2019 94.0% 77.2%
2018 93.6% 76.0%
2017 93.3% 74.9%
2016 92.9% 73.8%
2015 92.5% 72.6%
2014 92.2% 71.4%
2013 91.9% 70.2%
2012 91.6% 68.9%
2011 91.4% 67.8%
2010 91.1% 66.7%
2009 90.8% 65.5%
2008 90.4% 64.3%
2007 90.1% 63.1%
2006 89.7% 61.9%
2005 89.4% 60.7%
2004 89.1% 59.6%
2003 88.9% 58.4%
2002 88.7% 57.3%
2001 88.6% 55.6%
2000 88.4% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 95.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 92.2%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Syria has the 91st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Syria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene