Proportion of population practising open defecation in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 0.0045 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0045
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
131st
of 231 countries
All-time high
4.72
in 2000
All-time low
0.0044
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practising open defecation in Iraq stood at 0.0045.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Iraq peaked at 4.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0044, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 131st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.39 | 2.07 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6383 | 0.0096 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 | 0.0044 | 0.0045 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 128 Guyana 0.0132 compare
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0129 compare
- 130 Armenia 0.0105 compare
- 132 Georgia 0.0035 compare
- 133 Ukraine 0.0011 compare
- 134 Greenland 0
- 134 Liechtenstein 0
- 134 Estonia 0
- 134 Hungary 0
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 134 Kuwait 0
- 134 New Zealand 0
- 134 Bhutan 0 compare
- 134 Belarus 0
- 134 Oman 0 compare
- 134 Malta 0
- 134 Isle of Man 0
- 134 France 0
- 134 Italy 0
- 134 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 134 Seychelles 0 compare
- 134 Virgin Islands U.S. 0
- 134 United Arab Emirates 0
- 134 Brazil 0 compare
- 134 Slovenia 0
- 134 Fiji 0 compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 134 Australia 0
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 134 New Caledonia 0
- 134 Japan 0
- 134 Tokelau 0 compare
- 134 Saint Barthélemy 0
- 134 Portugal 0
- 134 Guadeloupe 0
- 134 Albania 0 compare
- 134 Cayman Islands 0
- 134 Saint Martin (French part) 0
- 134 Switzerland 0
- 134 Finland 0
- 134 Austria 0
- 134 Korea 0
- 134 Cyprus 0
- 134 Gibraltar 0
- 134 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 134 Palau 0
- 134 Belgium 0
- 134 Hong Kong (China) 0
- 134 Barbados 0 compare
- 134 French Guiana 0
- 134 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 134 Canada 0
- 134 Mayotte 0
- 134 Bulgaria 0
- 134 Latvia 0
- 134 Sweden 0
- 134 Chile 0 compare
- 134 Faroe Islands 0
- 134 Denmark 0
- 134 Montserrat 0 compare
- 134 Greece 0 compare
- 134 Lithuania 0
- 134 Iceland 0
- 134 Romania 0
- 134 Czechia 0
- 134 Luxembourg 0
- 134 Ireland 0
- 134 Netherlands 0
- 134 Monaco 0
- 134 Singapore 0
- 134 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0
- 134 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0
- 134 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0
- 134 Lebanon 0 compare
- 134 Andorra 0
- 134 Bermuda 0
- 134 Norway 0
- 134 Poland 0
- 134 Maldives 0 compare
- 134 Russian Federation 0
- 134 Thailand 0 compare
- 134 China 0 compare
- 134 Uruguay 0 compare
- 134 United States of America 0
- 134 Israel 0
- 134 Viet Nam 0 compare
- 134 Macau (China) 0
- 134 Brunei Darussalam 0 compare
- 134 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 134 San Marino 0
- 134 Bahrain 0
- 134 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0
- 134 Germany 0
- 134 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 134 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 134 Réunion 0
- 134 Puerto Rico 0
- 134 Egypt 0 compare
- 134 Slovakia 0
- 134 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 134 Martinique 0
- 134 Spain 0
- 134 Mexico 0 compare
More population data for Iraq
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.169 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.99 million (2100)
- Population density 231.84 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.169 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,515 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.22 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 318,461 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Iraq?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Iraq was 0.0045 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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