People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 96.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq is 96.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq peaked at 96.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 29th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.4% | — |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 74.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 88.8% | 96.3% | 8 |
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- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.5783 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq was 96.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Iraq ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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