Number of people without access to electricity in Syria
Syria: Number of people without access to electricity was 2.64 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity 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
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity in Syria is 2.64 million people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Syria peaked at 2.74 million people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 98,185 people, in 2006.
Syria ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Syria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.10 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 million people | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million people | +99.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million people | -43.4% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million people | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million people | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 98,185 people | -93.5% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million people | +1708.0% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million people | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million people | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million people | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million people | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million people | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.74 million people | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million people | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 2.32 million people | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million people | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.47 million people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.74 million people | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 2.64 million people | -3.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2.64 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million people, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1708.0% | 98,185 people | 1.78 million people |
| 2006 | -93.5% | 1.51 million people | 98,185 people |
| 2002 | +99.0% | 1.18 million people | 2.34 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million people | 98,185 people | 2.34 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million people | 1.64 million people | 2.74 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million people | 2.32 million people | 2.74 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Syria?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Syria was 2.64 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 without access to electricity recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,185 people in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Syria ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 without access to electricity. 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.