Safe sanitation without in Iraq

Iraq: Safe sanitation without was 22.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.61 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 150 countries
All-time high
22.61 million
in 2024
All-time low
17.85 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Safe sanitation without in Iraq, 2000–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2000201220242000: 17.8M2001: 18.1M2002: 18.5M2003: 18.7M2004: 19.0M2005: 19.4M2006: 19.3M2007: 18.9M2008: 19.1M2009: 19.5M2010: 19.9M2011: 20.3M2012: 20.8M2013: 21.4M2014: 21.6M2015: 21.6M2016: 21.5M2017: 21.4M2018: 21.2M2019: 21.2M2020: 21.1M2021: 21.5M2022: 21.9M2023: 22.2M2024: 22.6M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 22.61 million for safe sanitation without in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safe sanitation without in Iraq peaked at 22.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.85 million, in 2000.

That places Iraq 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Safe sanitation without in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Safe sanitation without in Iraq, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 17.85 million —
2001 18.15 million +1.7%
2002 18.46 million +1.7%
2003 18.75 million +1.5%
2004 19.00 million +1.4%
2005 19.38 million +2.0%
2006 19.31 million -0.3%
2007 18.94 million -1.9%
2008 19.08 million +0.8%
2009 19.52 million +2.3%
2010 19.87 million +1.8%
2011 20.25 million +1.9%
2012 20.82 million +2.8%
2013 21.35 million +2.5%
2014 21.60 million +1.1%
2015 21.63 million +0.1%
2016 21.54 million -0.4%
2017 21.37 million -0.8%
2018 21.23 million -0.7%
2019 21.16 million -0.3%
2020 21.09 million -0.3%
2021 21.47 million +1.8%
2022 21.86 million +1.8%
2023 22.24 million +1.8%
2024 22.61 million +1.6%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 22.61 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.56 million, 5.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 22.61 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48 million, 9.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.84 million 17.85 million 19.52 million 10
2010s 21.08 million 19.87 million 21.63 million 10
2020s 21.85 million 21.09 million 22.61 million 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 23 Cote d'Ivoire 23.28 million compare
  2. 24 Yemen 23.08 million compare
  3. 25 Mozambique 22.88 million compare
  4. 27 Argentina 22.59 million compare
  5. 28 Myanmar 21.51 million compare
  6. 29 Venezuela 21.02 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safe sanitation without in Iraq?
Safe sanitation without in Iraq was 22.61 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest safe sanitation without recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 22.61 million in 2024.
What is the lowest safe sanitation without recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 17.85 million in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for safe sanitation without?
Iraq ranks 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is safe sanitation without rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Safe sanitation without. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safe sanitation without
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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