People using improved drinking water sources in Iraq
Iraq: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.64 million people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Iraq peaked at 1.64 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
That places Iraq 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.64 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.60 million people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million people | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million people | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million people | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 981,130 people | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 915,485 people | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 843,697 people | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 754,343 people | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 652,769 people | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 529,981 people | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 376,572 people | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 216,642 people | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 49,428 people | -77.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5078 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2188 people | — |
| 2023 | 0.1719 people | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,019 people | 49,428 people | 1.05 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1797 people | 0 people | 0.5078 people | 5 |
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- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
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- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
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- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Iraq?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Iraq was 0 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Iraq ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.