Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Iran

Safely managed drinking water in Iran in 2024 — 94.4%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2024 94.4% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 54of 148
Period maximum 94.4%2024
Period minimum 90.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Iran, 2000–2024909294962000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 90.4%2001: 90.6%2002: 90.8%2003: 91%2004: 91.3%2005: 91.5%2006: 91.7%2007: 91.8%2008: 92%2009: 92.2%2010: 92.4%2011: 92.6%2012: 92.7%2013: 92.9%2014: 93%2015: 93.2%2016: 93.3%2017: 93.5%2018: 93.6%2019: 93.8%2020: 93.9%2021: 94%2022: 94.2%2023: 94.3%2024: 94.4%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iran 94.4%
World 73.7%
Southern Asia computed 69.8%
Safely managed drinking water — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 94.4 +0.1 pp
2023 94.3 +0.1 pp
2022 94.2 +0.1 pp
2021 94 +0.1 pp
2020 93.9 +0.1 pp
2019 93.8 +0.1 pp
2018 93.6 +0.1 pp
2017 93.5 +0.1 pp
2016 93.3 +0.2 pp
2015 93.2 +0.2 pp
2014 93 +0.2 pp
2013 92.9 +0.2 pp
2012 92.7 +0.2 pp
2011 92.6 +0.2 pp
2010 92.4 +0.2 pp
2009 92.2 +0.2 pp
2008 92 +0.2 pp
2007 91.8 +0.2 pp
2006 91.7 +0.2 pp
2005 91.5 +0.2 pp
2004 91.3 +0.2 pp
2003 91 +0.2 pp
2002 90.8 +0.2 pp
2001 90.6 +0.2 pp
2000 90.4

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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