People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq

Iraq: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 97.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 97 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2017
All-time low
93.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 93.32001: 93.52002: 93.82003: 942004: 94.32005: 94.52006: 94.82007: 952008: 95.32009: 95.52010: 95.82011: 962012: 96.32013: 96.52014: 96.82015: 972016: 97.32017: 97.5

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq stood at 97.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq peaked at 97.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2000.

Iraq ranks 39th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4 in Iraq, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 93.3%
2001 93.5% +0.3%
2002 93.8% +0.3%
2003 94.0% +0.3%
2004 94.3% +0.3%
2005 94.5% +0.3%
2006 94.8% +0.3%
2007 95.0% +0.3%
2008 95.3% +0.3%
2009 95.5% +0.3%
2010 95.8% +0.3%
2011 96.0% +0.3%
2012 96.3% +0.3%
2013 96.5% +0.3%
2014 96.8% +0.3%
2015 97.0% +0.3%
2016 97.3% +0.3%
2017 97.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.4% 93.3% 95.5% 10
2010s 96.7% 95.8% 97.5% 8

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 36 Mongolia 97.9% compare
  2. 37 Peru 97.6% compare
  3. 38 Albania 97.6% compare
  4. 40 Guatemala 97.5% compare
  5. 41 Türkiye 97.0% compare
  6. 42 Belize 96.8% compare

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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 97.5% 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 97.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Iraq ranks 39th 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 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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