Basic sanitation access in Iran

90.5% of people in Iran used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iran, 2024 90.5% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 90.4%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 111th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Iran over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period IranWorld
2024 90.5% 82.2%
2023 90.4% 81.5%
2022 90.4% 80.4%
2021 90.3% 79.4%
2020 90.3% 78.3%
2019 90.0% 77.2%
2018 89.7% 76.0%
2017 89.3% 74.9%
2016 88.8% 73.8%
2015 88.2% 72.6%
2014 87.6% 71.4%
2013 87.0% 70.2%
2012 86.4% 68.9%
2011 85.8% 67.8%
2010 85.2% 66.7%
2009 84.5% 65.5%
2008 83.9% 64.3%
2007 83.2% 63.1%
2006 82.6% 61.9%
2005 81.9% 60.7%
2004 81.2% 59.6%
2003 80.4% 58.4%
2002 79.7% 57.3%
2001 79.0% 55.6%
2000 78.2% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 90.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 87.6%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Iran has the 111th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Iran
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene