Rural without improved sanitation in Iran
Iran: Rural without improved sanitation was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rural without improved sanitation in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Iran peaked at 6.08 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
Iran ranks 141st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rural without improved sanitation in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.08 million | — |
| 2001 | 5.75 million | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.38 million | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.03 million | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.73 million | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 4.43 million | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 4.13 million | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.82 million | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 3.18 million | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.55 million | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 771,428 | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 487,024 | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 206,223 | -57.7% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902. (54 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27,708. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural without improved sanitation in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 206,223 | 0 |
| 2019 | -57.7% | 487,024 | 206,223 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.60 million | 3.18 million | 6.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 206,223 | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 138 Luxembourg 12.57 compare
- 139 Belgium 6.55 compare
- 140 Finland 1.7 compare
- 141 Albania 0 compare
- 141 Andorra 0
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 141 Austria 0 compare
- 141 Chile 0 compare
- 141 Czechia 0 compare
- 141 Denmark 0
- 141 Falkland Islands 0
- 141 Fiji 0 compare
- 141 France 0
- 141 Germany 0
- 141 Greece 0 compare
- 141 Guyana 0 compare
- 141 Hungary 0
- 141 Iceland 0
- 141 Italy 0
- 141 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 141 Malaysia 0 compare
- 141 Maldives 0 compare
- 141 Malta 0
- 141 Mexico 0 compare
- 141 New Zealand 0
- 141 Norway 0
- 141 Oman 0 compare
- 141 Poland 0 compare
- 141 Portugal 0 compare
- 141 Spain 0 compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 141 Switzerland 0 compare
- 141 Thailand 0 compare
- 141 Tokelau 0 compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 141 Uruguay 0 compare
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural without improved sanitation in Iran?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Iran was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 6.08 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Iran rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Iran ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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