Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Iraq, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 97.4% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Iraq peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2005.
That places Iraq 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.2% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98.4% compare
- 10 Serbia 98.1% compare
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 14 China 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Iraq?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Iraq was 97.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Iraq ranks 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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