People not using improved drinking water sources in Iraq
Iraq: People not using improved drinking water sources was 333,003 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Iraq is 333,003 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Iraq peaked at 4.37 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 315,004 people, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 74th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.77 million people | 2.99 million people | 4.37 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million people | 531,414 people | 2.82 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 324,199 people | 315,004 people | 333,003 people | 5 |
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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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Iraq?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Iraq was 333,003 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,004 people in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Iraq ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.