People using at least basic sanitation services in Iran
Iran: People using at least basic sanitation services was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Iran recorded 90.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Iran peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2000.
That places Iran 121st out of 214 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 | 81.5% | 78.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 85.2% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.3% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 118 Faroe Islands 90.9% compare
- 119 Georgia 90.7% compare
- 120 Romania 90.5% compare
- 122 Micronesia (country) 90.5% compare
- 123 Guam 90.4% compare
- 124 Dominican Republic 90.1% compare
More health data for Iran
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 696,770 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 632,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 681,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 645,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 694,303 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 32.64 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Iran?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Iran was 90.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Iran ranks 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.