Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq
Iraq: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 174 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2020
All-time low
54.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq peaked at 97.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 49th of 174 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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8% | — |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 97.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 97.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 54.8% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 73.9% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 46 Azerbaijan 98.0% compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 97.8% compare
- 48 North Macedonia 97.7% compare
- 50 Turkey 97.2% compare
- 51 Ukraine 97.1% compare
- 52 Samoa 97.0% compare
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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq was 97.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Iraq ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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