Iran - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Iran was 93.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.16 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 87.16
2001 87.50
2002 87.83
2003 88.16
2004 88.50
2005 88.83
2006 89.16
2007 89.50
2008 89.83
2009 90.16
2010 90.50
2011 90.83
2012 91.16
2013 91.50
2014 91.83
2015 92.16
2016 92.50
2017 92.83
2018 93.16
2019 93.50
2020 93.83

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Iran was 98.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.04 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 98.04
2001 98.07
2002 98.10
2003 98.13
2004 98.16
2005 98.19
2006 98.22
2007 98.25
2008 98.28
2009 98.31
2010 98.34
2011 98.37
2012 98.40
2013 98.43
2014 98.46
2015 98.49
2016 98.52
2017 98.55
2018 98.58
2019 98.61
2020 98.64

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Iran was 97.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.13 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 94.13
2001 94.35
2002 94.55
2003 94.76
2004 94.96
2005 95.16
2006 95.35
2007 95.53
2008 95.70
2009 95.87
2010 96.04
2011 96.20
2012 96.36
2013 96.51
2014 96.66
2015 96.81
2016 96.95
2017 97.09
2018 97.22
2019 97.35
2020 97.48

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention