People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq peaked at 94.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 54.0% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 74.4% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 404 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Iraq was 94.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Iraq ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.