Number of people with and without electricity access in Syria
Syria: Number of people with and without electricity access was 22.03 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Syria recorded 22.03 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Syria peaked at 22.03 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.13 million people, in 2002.
That places Syria 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Syria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.54 million people | — |
| 2001 | 15.87 million people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.13 million people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 16.57 million people | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 16.92 million people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 17.31 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.54 million people | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 19.11 million people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.75 million people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.02 million people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.84 million people | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 20.93 million people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.64 million people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.59 million people | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 18.29 million people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 17.48 million people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.24 million people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.23 million people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.84 million people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.16 million people | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 18.73 million people | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 19.21 million people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.99 million people | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 20.86 million people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 22.03 million people | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.58 million people | 15.13 million people | 20.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.72 million people | 16.84 million people | 20.93 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.16 million people | 18.73 million people | 22.03 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More energy & mining data for Syria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Syria?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Syria was 22.03 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.03 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 million people in 2002.
- How does Syria rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Syria ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.