Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Iran

Access to clean water in Iran in 2024 — 97.9%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.6 pp.

2024 97.9% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 96of 202
Period maximum 97.9%2024
Period minimum 94.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Iran, 2000–202494959697982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 94.2%2001: 94.4%2002: 94.6%2003: 94.8%2004: 95%2005: 95.2%2006: 95.4%2007: 95.5%2008: 95.7%2009: 95.9%2010: 96%2011: 96.2%2012: 96.3%2013: 96.5%2014: 96.6%2015: 96.8%2016: 96.9%2017: 97%2018: 97.1%2019: 97.3%2020: 97.4%2021: 97.5%2022: 97.6%2023: 97.7%2024: 97.9%
Change over the period: +3.6 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iran 97.9%
World 91.5%
Southern Asia computed 95.1%
Access to clean water — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.9 +0.1 pp
2023 97.7 +0.1 pp
2022 97.6 +0.1 pp
2021 97.5 +0.1 pp
2020 97.4 +0.1 pp
2019 97.3 +0.1 pp
2018 97.1 +0.1 pp
2017 97 +0.1 pp
2016 96.9 +0.1 pp
2015 96.8 +0.1 pp
2014 96.6 +0.1 pp
2013 96.5 +0.1 pp
2012 96.3 +0.1 pp
2011 96.2 +0.2 pp
2010 96 +0.2 pp
2009 95.9 +0.2 pp
2008 95.7 +0.2 pp
2007 95.5 +0.2 pp
2006 95.4 +0.2 pp
2005 95.2 +0.2 pp
2004 95 +0.2 pp
2003 94.8 +0.2 pp
2002 94.6 +0.2 pp
2001 94.4 +0.2 pp
2000 94.2

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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