Syrian Arab Republic - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 92.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.00 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 87.00
2001 87.29
2002 87.59
2003 87.88
2004 88.17
2005 88.46
2006 88.76
2007 89.05
2008 89.34
2009 89.63
2010 89.92
2011 90.22
2012 90.51
2013 90.80
2014 91.09
2015 91.39
2016 91.68
2017 91.97
2018 92.08
2019 92.08
2020 92.08

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 95.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.61 in 2000, while its lowest value was 95.41 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 95.61
2001 95.60
2002 95.59
2003 95.58
2004 95.57
2005 95.56
2006 95.55
2007 95.54
2008 95.53
2009 95.52
2010 95.51
2011 95.50
2012 95.49
2013 95.48
2014 95.47
2015 95.46
2016 95.45
2017 95.44
2018 95.43
2019 95.42
2020 95.41

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 93.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.47 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 91.47
2001 91.64
2002 91.80
2003 91.96
2004 92.12
2005 92.28
2006 92.43
2007 92.59
2008 92.74
2009 92.88
2010 93.03
2011 93.10
2012 93.18
2013 93.26
2014 93.35
2015 93.51
2016 93.67
2017 93.82
2018 93.89
2019 93.91
2020 93.93

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention