Syria Nighttime Light Index: August 2025

The August 2025 edition of Syria Nighttime Light Index reveals a widespread year-over-year decline in median nighttime light levels, a proxy for economic activity.

Median Nighttime Light Levels per Governorate: August (2016 - 2025)

Key Highlights

• Widespread Declines: 11 of the 14 governorates saw a year-over-year drop in median nighttime light levels in August 2025, with the steepest declines recorded in Latakia (−21.0%) and As-Suwayda (−20.5%). This might suggest a broad economic slowdown.

• Pockets of Growth: Idlib (+14.0%) and the capital, Damascus (+13.4%), were the only governorates to record a year-over-year increase in median nighttime light levels in August 2025.

• Stagnation in Aleppo: Aleppo, a key economic hub, recorded no year-over-year change in its nighttime light levels in August 2025.

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About This Product

Syria Nighttime Light Index is a satellite-derived data product by Syria From Above. It tracks monthly nighttime light trends across Syria at the governorate, district, and subdistrict levels—available from 2012 to the present.

Acknowledgment

Syria Nighttime Light Index uses open-access data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community. It is intended for informational purposes only.