Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iran
Iran: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iran stood at 88.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iran peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2000.
Iran ranks 12th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.0% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 88.1% | 5 |
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More environment data for Iran
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 132.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0799 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iran?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iran was 88.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Iran ranks 12th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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