Environment in Iraq 125 indicators covering environment for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 99.8% 2024 up 1.9% 57th Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 1st Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 66.39 ODP tonnes 2021 down 39.9% 22nd Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 99.3% 2024 up 5.1% 103rd Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 98.4% 2024 up 5.4% 103rd People using at least a basic drinking water source 45.31 million people 2024 up 32.8% 28th People not using improved drinking water sources 333,003 people 2024 down 83.6% 74th Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.7% 2024 down 87.0% 129th Share of the population using improved water sources 99.3% 2024 up 5.1% 103rd Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 94.8% 2024 up 14.7% 79th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 333,006 people 2024 down 79.2% 67th Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 3.35 2021 down 39.9% 70th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 99.4% 2023 up 4.6% 66th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 99.6% 2023 up 0.6% 71st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 99.5% 2023 up 1.8% 69th Share of land covered by forest 1.6% 2025 down 8.7% 193rd Land use 5.49 million hectares 2023 up 12.4% 52nd Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 17,250 hectares 2025 up 9.5% 138th Share using safely managed drinking water 59.8% 2024 up 5.1% 114th People not using safely managed drinking water sources 18.50 million people 2024 up 17.5% 25th Drinking water service usage 59.8% 2024 up 5.1% 114th Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 24.5% 167th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 4.58 2022 up 35.7% 156th Exported deforestation 0 hectares 2023 down 100.0% 150th Imported deforestation 5,824 hectares 2023 down 28.0% 43rd Deforestation embedded in trade 5,824 hectares 2023 down 28.0% 32nd Consumption-based deforestation per person 1.29 square meters 2023 down 43.6% 135th Drivers of deforestation 0.01 hectares 2023 unchanged 166th Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 61.51 million millions of constant united states dollars 2023 down 29.2% 42nd Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 33.05 million millions of constant united states dollars 2023 up 1,512.2% 59th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 5.6% 2024 up 2.2% 214th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 3.1% 2024 unchanged 164th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2024 — 170th Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 84th People using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 193rd Drinking water services 333,006 people 2024 down 73.9% 52nd Drinking water services in rural areas 333,006 people 2024 down 72.7% 48th Agriculture-driven deforestation 1.86 hectares 2024 up 101.0% 163rd Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 8.1% 2024 up 4.6% 148th Plastic waste exports 1,099 tonnes 2016 — 89th Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 64.6% 2024 up 1.7% 62nd Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 64.6% 2024 up 1.7% 62nd Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 59.6% 2022 down 2.9% 30th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2016 — 108th Ozone (O₃) concentration 75 ppb 2015 up 1.4% 11th Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 169,940 2018 down 34.1% 38th Above-ground forest biomass 51.11 tonnes per hectare 2020 down 3.0% 170th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 42.96 micrograms per cubic meter 2019 up 1.4% 25th Share of global annual deforestation 0.1% 2020 down 16.0% 46th Share of forest area within protected areas 0.0% 2020 — 151st Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 — 73rd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 — 73rd Annual afforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 — 67th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.9% 2020 down 20.0% 20th Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption 98.4% 2013 down 0.7% 35th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 0.0% 2020 — 116th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →