People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq
Iraq: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq is 52.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq peaked at 52.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 66th out of 124 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 37.3% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Iraq was 52.2% 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, urban recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Iraq ranks 66th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.