Iran - Access to basic sanitation services

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Iran was 82.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 60.92 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 60.92
2001 62.04
2002 63.16
2003 64.28
2004 65.41
2005 66.53
2006 67.65
2007 68.77
2008 69.89
2009 71.01
2010 72.13
2011 73.25
2012 74.38
2013 75.50
2014 76.62
2015 77.74
2016 78.86
2017 79.98
2018 81.10
2019 82.23
2020 82.30

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Iran was 92.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.55 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 87.55
2001 87.87
2002 88.19
2003 88.51
2004 88.82
2005 89.14
2006 89.46
2007 89.77
2008 90.09
2009 90.41
2010 90.73
2011 91.04
2012 91.36
2013 91.68
2014 92.00
2015 92.31
2016 92.63
2017 92.80
2018 92.80
2019 92.80
2020 92.80

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Iran was 90.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.98 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 77.98
2001 78.77
2002 79.55
2003 80.31
2004 81.06
2005 81.80
2006 82.53
2007 83.23
2008 83.92
2009 84.60
2010 85.27
2011 85.92
2012 86.56
2013 87.20
2014 87.82
2015 88.43
2016 89.03
2017 89.52
2018 89.86
2019 90.20
2020 90.27

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention