Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Iraq

Access to basic sanitation in Iraq in 2024 — 98.5%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 28 pp.

2024 98.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 66of 193
Period maximum 98.5%2024
Period minimum 70.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Iraq, 2000–20247080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 70.5%2001: 71.1%2002: 71.6%2003: 72.2%2004: 72.8%2005: 74.4%2006: 76.1%2007: 77.8%2008: 79.5%2009: 81.2%2010: 83%2011: 84.7%2012: 86.5%2013: 88.3%2014: 90%2015: 91.8%2016: 93.6%2017: 95.5%2018: 97%2019: 97.9%2020: 98.5%2021: 98.5%2022: 98.5%2023: 98.5%2024: 98.5%
Change over the period: +28 pp Annual average: 1.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 98.5%
World 82.2%
Western Asia computed 93.7%
Access to basic sanitation — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.5 +0 pp
2023 98.5 +0 pp
2022 98.5 +0 pp
2021 98.5 +0 pp
2020 98.5 +0.6 pp
2019 97.9 +0.9 pp
2018 97 +1.5 pp
2017 95.5 +1.8 pp
2016 93.6 +1.8 pp
2015 91.8 +1.8 pp
2014 90 +1.8 pp
2013 88.3 +1.8 pp
2012 86.5 +1.8 pp
2011 84.7 +1.8 pp
2010 83 +1.7 pp
2009 81.2 +1.7 pp
2008 79.5 +1.7 pp
2007 77.8 +1.7 pp
2006 76.1 +1.7 pp
2005 74.4 +1.7 pp
2004 72.8 +0.6 pp
2003 72.2 +0.6 pp
2002 71.6 +0.6 pp
2001 71.1 +0.6 pp
2000 70.5

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.