Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Iraq
Iraq: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 98 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Iraq peaked at 98 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81 %, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 82nd of 201 countries on this measure, 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 | 84.9 % | 81 % | 89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8 % | 90 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 82 Azerbaijan 98 % compare
- 82 Canada 98 % compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 98 % compare
- 82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 98 % compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 98 % compare
- 82 Malaysia 98 % compare
- 82 Nauru 98 % compare
- 82 Niue 98 % compare
- 82 North Macedonia 98 % compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 98 % compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98 % compare
- 82 Seychelles 98 % compare
- 82 Suriname 98 % compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Iraq?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Iraq was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 % in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Iraq ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.