Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iraq
Iraq: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 47.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 47.6% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iraq peaked at 47.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 39th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 32.3% | 27.8% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 37.8% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 5 |
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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 safely managed drinking-water services in Iraq?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Iraq was 47.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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