Environment Indicators

The most important indicators of environment statistics for 2007

Drinking Water Indicators

Indicator Unit 2007
  Actual output of net Thousand.m3 1200615
  The amount of consumption Thousand.m3 796194
  The proportion of waste % 34%
  Number of water meter subscribers Thousand subscribers 3409
  Proportion of beneficiaries % 92%
  Per capita rate Liter / Day 109

Water Budget Indicators

Indicator Unit 2007
  Total water resources Million.m3 16939
  Total requirement and losses Million.m3 19344
  Water budget Million.m3 2405-
  Ratio requirement of agricultural irrigation water % 79.6%
  Ratio of home requirement % 8.1%
  Ratio requirement of industrial % 2.7%
  Rate of losses from the annual evaporation % 9.6%

Indicators of sewage

Indicator Unit 2007
 Ratio of municipalities which have sewer system % 79.3%
 Ratio of municipalities which they are reached all homes
  have access to sewer system
% 22.4%
 Ratio of house hold using water treatment plant for sewage % 1.2%

Indicators of Land-Use

Indicator Unit 2007
  Area of Syria Thousand hectares 18517971
  Agricultural land rate % 76.9%
  Forest lands rate % 3.1%
  Buildings rate % 3.7%
  Dry land rate % 15.4%
  Water rate % 0.9%
  Number of nature reserves Reserve 24
  The total area of nature reserves Hectares 245649