Sanitation facilities usage in Iran
Iran: Sanitation facilities usage was 335,653 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Iran, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Iran is 335,653 people, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Iran peaked at 357,050 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 335,653 people, in 2016.
Iran ranks 53rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 351,378 people | 347,060 people | 357,050 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,056 people | 335,653 people | 345,163 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0713 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2419 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 4,030 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Iran?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Iran was 335,653 people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 357,050 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 335,653 people in 2016.
- How does Iran rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Iran ranks 53rd out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.