Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq
Iraq: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 98.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 98.5 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq peaked at 98.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.29, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 116th of 232 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 | 88.31 | 85.29 | 91.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.95 | 91.98 | 97.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5 | 98.49 | 98.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.22 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 318,461 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.22 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.22 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.16 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.25 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq was 98.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.29 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Iraq ranks 116th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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