Level of water stress in Syria

Freshwater withdrawals in Syria were equal to 124.4% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2022 124.4% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 124.4%
Position in 2022 11th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Syria over time

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

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Syria
2022 124.4%
2021 124.4%
2020 124.4%
2019 124.4%
2018 124.4%
2017 124.4%
2016 124.4%
2015 124.4%
2014 124.4%
2013 124.4%
2012 124.4%
2011 124.8%
2010 125.2%
2009 125.6%
2008 126.0%
2007 126.0%
2006 126.0%
2005 126.0%
2004 125.7%
2003 128.6%
2002 145.7%
2001 138.5%
2000 134.2%
1999 130.9%
1998 132.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 124.4%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Syria has the 11th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1975 to 2022 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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT