Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Iraq
Iraq: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Iraq is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Iraq peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 93.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Iraq?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Iraq was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.