Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Iraq
Iraq: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 50.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 50.9% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Iraq peaked at 50.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 26.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 36.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Iraq?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Iraq was 50.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Iraq ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.