Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Iran

Access to basic sanitation in Iran in 2024 — 90.5%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.2 pp.

2024 90.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 111of 193
Period maximum 90.5%2024
Period minimum 78.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Iran, 2000–202475808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 78.2%2001: 79%2002: 79.7%2003: 80.4%2004: 81.2%2005: 81.9%2006: 82.6%2007: 83.2%2008: 83.9%2009: 84.5%2010: 85.2%2011: 85.8%2012: 86.4%2013: 87%2014: 87.6%2015: 88.2%2016: 88.8%2017: 89.3%2018: 89.7%2019: 90%2020: 90.3%2021: 90.3%2022: 90.4%2023: 90.4%2024: 90.5%
Change over the period: +12.2 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 90.5%
World 82.2%
Southern Asia computed 80.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90.5 +0 pp
2023 90.4 +0 pp
2022 90.4 +0 pp
2021 90.3 +0 pp
2020 90.3 +0.2 pp
2019 90 +0.3 pp
2018 89.7 +0.4 pp
2017 89.3 +0.6 pp
2016 88.8 +0.6 pp
2015 88.2 +0.6 pp
2014 87.6 +0.6 pp
2013 87 +0.6 pp
2012 86.4 +0.6 pp
2011 85.8 +0.6 pp
2010 85.2 +0.6 pp
2009 84.5 +0.6 pp
2008 83.9 +0.7 pp
2007 83.2 +0.7 pp
2006 82.6 +0.7 pp
2005 81.9 +0.7 pp
2004 81.2 +0.7 pp
2003 80.4 +0.7 pp
2002 79.7 +0.7 pp
2001 79 +0.8 pp
2000 78.2

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.