Syria

Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Region
Asia
Country
Syrian Arab Republic
Population Size ('000)
18,389,228
GDP per capital (USD)
2890.58
Income per day (USD)
7.92
Urban Population (%)
54.90%
Rural Population (%)
45.10%
Average Household size
4

HEALTH

Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
32%
Number of people affected by HAP
5,884,553
Number of households affected by HAP
1,568,398
Number of deaths per year
700
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
no data
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
no data
Population using wood for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
98.10%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
1.40%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
0.50%

COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON

Percentage with access to improved water (%)
93%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
90%
Diarrhea deaths per year
1600
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
1800
Deaths per year from malaria
no data
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
900
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
0
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
89

BUSINESS/MARKET

Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
low
Infrastructure strength score
2.88
Prevailance of lending institutions
no data
Number of borrowers
no data
Penetration of Credit Unions
no data
Ease of doing business score *
134
Lending interest rate
9.9 %
Starting business score *
129
Getting credit score *
174
Protecting investors score *
111
Trading across borders score *
122

GENDER

Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.5926
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.398
Educational attainment score *
0.9363
Health and survival score *
0.9756
Political empowerment score *
0.0603
Percentage of girls in school
93%
Literacy rate of women (%)
78%

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Environmental problems
no data
Environmental considerations
no data
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
3.44

COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS

Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.995
Primary Fuel Used
Gas
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
no data