Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
93rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0011 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0011 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2020.
That places Iraq 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0011 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.001 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.001 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 people per person | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 people per person | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 people per person | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 people per person | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 people per person | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 0 people per person | -53.9% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 36% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq 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 | -53.9% | 0.0001 people per person | 0 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 90 Tonga 0.0002 people per person compare
- 91 Guyana 0.0001 people per person compare
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 China 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Ecuador 0 people per person compare
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0 people per person compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Iraq was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.