Population using safely managed sanitation services in Iraq
Iraq: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Iraq stood at 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Iraq peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 51st out of 99 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 | 29.2% | 23.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.1% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.5% | 5 |
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- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 68.48 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 76.27 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 1,328 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 5,085 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 56,635 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 41,100 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15,535 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5521 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4492 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1426 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Iraq?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Iraq was 47.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Iraq ranks 51st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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