Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iraq stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 103rd out of 231 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.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.1% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 99.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 82.1% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 90.9% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 99.3% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita 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 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.