Basic sanitation access in Iraq
98.5% of people in Iraq used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Iraq, 2024
98.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
66th of 193
Basic sanitation access in Iraq 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 | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.5% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 98.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 90.0%, the figure has changed by +8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.