People using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 68th of 214 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 | 74.7% | 70.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 83.0% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 478,123 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 501,433 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 14.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 60.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 28.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 466,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq was 98.5% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Iraq ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 (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.