Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Iraq
Iraq: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Iraq recorded 98.4% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Iraq peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 103rd of 231 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 | 84.8% | 80.8% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 89.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 100 Tuvalu 98.7% compare
- 101 Czechia 98.7% compare
- 102 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% compare
- 104 Canada 98.3% compare
- 105 North Macedonia 98.2% compare
- 106 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 98.2% compare
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Iraq?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Iraq was 98.4% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.