People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Iraq
Iraq: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
Iraq recorded 47.5% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Iraq peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 51st of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.2% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 47.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 47.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 23.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.1% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Iraq?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Iraq was 47.5% 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Iraq ranks 51st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 safely managed sanitation 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 improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.