Basic drinking water access in Iran
97.9% of people in Iran used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Iran, 2024
97.9%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
96th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Iran over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 97.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.6%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Iran has the 96th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.