Drinking water service usage in Iraq
Iraq: Drinking water service usage was 59.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Iraq is 59.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Iraq peaked at 59.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 114th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Iraq?
- Drinking water service usage in Iraq was 59.8% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for drinking water service usage?
- Iraq ranks 114th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.