Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq
Iraq: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq is 98 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq peaked at 98 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70 %, in 2000.
That places Iraq 55th out of 186 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.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 % | — |
| 2001 | 71 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 76 % | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 78 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 80 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 81 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83 % | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 85 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 86 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 88 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 90 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 92 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 94 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 96 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 97 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7 % | 70 % | 81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9 % | 83 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 55 Barbados 98 % compare
- 55 French Polynesia 98 % compare
- 55 Hungary 98 % compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 98 % compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 98 % compare
- 55 Luxembourg 98 % compare
- 55 Montenegro 98 % compare
- 55 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 98 % compare
- 55 Niue 98 % compare
- 55 Norway 98 % compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 98 % compare
- 55 Serbia 98 % compare
- 55 Slovakia 98 % compare
- 55 Slovenia 98 % compare
- 55 Tunisia 98 % compare
- 55 Ukraine 98 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Iraq was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 % in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Iraq ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.