Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access was 61.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 61.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 99.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2024.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.1% | — |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 72.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 69.5% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 61.6% | 75.4% | 5 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Syrian Arab Republic was 61.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Having access to electricity is defined in international statistics as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.