People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 82.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Iraq is 82.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Iraq peaked at 82.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 31st 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, rural (% of) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 43.1% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 67.7% | 82.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Iraq?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Iraq was 82.1% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Iraq ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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