Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater) in Syria
Syria: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater) was 8.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Syria, 1993–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Syria stood at 8.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Syria peaked at 8.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1994.
That places Syria 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.0% | — |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 8.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 8.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.9%, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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- 148 East Timor 8.4% compare
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More infrastructure data for Syria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.84 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1152 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9076 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7122 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Syria?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Syria was 8.8% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1994.
- How does Syria rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- Syria ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.