Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq
Iraq: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 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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