Drinking water service usage in Iran
Iran: Drinking water service usage was 94.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Iran stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Iran peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2000.
Iran ranks 61st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 94.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iran's 94.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 90.4% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.9% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More environment data for Iran
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -30.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Iran?
- Drinking water service usage in Iran was 94.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for drinking water service usage?
- Iran ranks 61st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.