Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 4.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 4.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.0%, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 8.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
More economy & growth data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 804.16 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -45.27 % change on previous year (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person (2011)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.74 % change on previous year (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3361 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 917.69 includes gold, current US$ per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Syrian Arab Republic was 4.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.