People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 90.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 90.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Iraq peaked at 93.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2017.
Iraq ranks 51st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.1% | — |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 92.0% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.7% | 91.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Iraq?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Iraq was 90.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Iraq ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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