Syrian Arab Republic - Access to basic sanitation services

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 89.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 89.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.55 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 85.55
2001 85.83
2002 86.12
2003 86.40
2004 86.68
2005 86.88
2006 87.08
2007 87.29
2008 87.49
2009 87.69
2010 87.89
2011 88.09
2012 88.29
2013 88.49
2014 88.69
2015 88.89
2016 89.09
2017 89.28
2018 89.48
2019 89.68
2020 89.87

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 89.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.05 in 2004, while its lowest value was 89.55 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 94.96
2001 94.98
2002 95.00
2003 95.02
2004 95.05
2005 94.70
2006 94.36
2007 94.02
2008 93.68
2009 93.33
2010 92.99
2011 92.65
2012 92.30
2013 91.96
2014 91.62
2015 91.27
2016 90.93
2017 90.58
2018 90.24
2019 89.89
2020 89.55

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 89.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.15 in 2004, while its lowest value was 89.69 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 90.44
2001 90.62
2002 90.80
2003 90.97
2004 91.15
2005 91.09
2006 91.02
2007 90.96
2008 90.88
2009 90.81
2010 90.73
2011 90.58
2012 90.44
2013 90.31
2014 90.20
2015 90.13
2016 90.06
2017 89.98
2018 89.89
2019 89.80
2020 89.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention