Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 59.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 59.8% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. 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 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Iraq peaked at 59.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 103rd of 147 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 | 52.4% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Iraq?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Iraq was 59.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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