Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Iran
Iran: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iran is 99.7%, 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 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iran peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2000.
Iran ranks 82nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 79 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 80 Oman 99.8% compare
- 81 Sweden 99.8% compare
- 83 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 99.7% compare
More environment data for Iran
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 132.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0799 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iran?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iran was 99.7% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.