Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq

Iraq: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 50.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50.9
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
87th
of 150 countries
All-time high
50.9
in 2024
All-time low
26.93
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 26.92001: 282002: 292003: 30.12004: 31.12005: 31.82006: 32.52007: 33.32008: 34.12009: 352010: 362011: 372012: 38.12013: 39.52014: 40.92015: 42.42016: 442017: 45.72018: 47.32019: 48.62020: 49.92021: 50.22022: 50.42023: 50.72024: 50.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq stood at 50.9. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq peaked at 50.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.93, in 2000.

Iraq ranks 87th of 150 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.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 26.93
2001 27.97 +3.9%
2002 29.02 +3.7%
2003 30.06 +3.6%
2004 31.1 +3.5%
2005 31.78 +2.2%
2006 32.51 +2.3%
2007 33.3 +2.4%
2008 34.14 +2.5%
2009 35.04 +2.6%
2010 36.01 +2.8%
2011 37.04 +2.9%
2012 38.13 +2.9%
2013 39.48 +3.5%
2014 40.91 +3.6%
2015 42.42 +3.7%
2016 44 +3.7%
2017 45.67 +3.8%
2018 47.29 +3.5%
2019 48.63 +2.8%
2020 49.92 +2.7%
2021 50.16 +0.5%
2022 50.41 +0.5%
2023 50.65 +0.5%
2024 50.9 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.19 26.93 35.04 10
2010s 41.96 36.01 48.63 10
2020s 50.41 49.92 50.9 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 84 Brazil 54.96 compare
  2. 85 Nepal 53.41 compare
  3. 86 Cambodia 51.6 compare
  4. 88 Montenegro 50.87 compare
  5. 89 Bhutan 49.48 compare
  6. 90 Comoros 49.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Iraq was 50.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 50.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 26.93 in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Iraq ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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