Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.0047 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Iraq, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0047 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 2.64 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 people per square kilometre, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 125th of 214 countries on this measure, 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, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.64 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 2.55 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.45 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.35 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.23 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.93 people per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.72 people per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 1.56 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.43 people per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9201 people per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7312 people per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5176 people per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2881 people per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 2017 | 0.018 people per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 people per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0047 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0047 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0236 people per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -83.4% | 0.2881 people per square kilometre | 0.0478 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 people per square kilometre | 1.43 people per square kilometre | 2.64 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4907 people per square kilometre | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | 1.27 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 122 Armenia 0.011 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Algeria 0.0074 people per square kilometre compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0065 people per square kilometre compare
- 126 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
- 127 Ukraine 0.0007 people per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0047 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.