Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Location

Geographical region: Southern Asia, Asia
SDG region: SDG Central and Southern Asia

Land

Total area: --- km²
Land area: 1,622,500 km²(2023)
Land use by sector: 29% agriculture, 7% forest and 64% other (2023)

People

Total population: 91,567,738 people (2024)
Population density: 55 people per km² (2022)
Urbanisation: 77% lives in urban areas and 23% lives in rural areas (2024)

Economy

Total GDP: 1,600,982,419,420 USD per year (2024)
GDP per capita: 17,484 USD per year (2024)
Value added by sector: 11% from agriculture, 50% from services and 36% from industry (2024)

SDG 6 snapshot in Iran (Islamic Republic Of)

Drinking water
94 % of the population in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2024)
Sanitation
--- % of the population in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2024)
Hygiene
--- % of the population in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2024)
Wastewater
26 % of domestic wastewater in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) is safely treated (2024), and ---% of industrial wastewater receives some treatment (---) (SDG indicator 6.3.1)
Water quality
--- % of monitored water bodies in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
Efficiency
4.2 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2022)
Water stress
81 % of the renewable water resources in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2022)
Water management
40 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020)
Transboundary
--- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
Ecosystems
5.9 % is the increase in permanent surface water in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) in 2022, compared to baseline period 2000-2019 (SDG indicator 6.6.1)
Cooperation
5.3 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Iran (Islamic Republic Of) in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
Participation
+ is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Iran (Islamic Republic Of) (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iran (Islamic Republic Of), progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iran (Islamic Republic Of), by service level and location (2024)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Iran (Islamic Republic Of), progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Iran (Islamic Republic Of), by service level and location (2024)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Iran (Islamic Republic Of), by service level and location (2024)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Iran (Islamic Republic of), by source (2019-2022)

Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Iran (Islamic Republic of), between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Southern Asia

Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in Iran (Islamic Republic of), by sanitation facility (2024)

Of the total domestic wastewater flow generated in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 41% comes from sewers, 1.2% from septic tanks and 58% from other sanitation facilities. The below chart shows how much of the generated flow from each sanitation facility type that is delivered to treatment and then safely treated.

6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Iran (Islamic Republic of), total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 228 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,688 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 1,295 m3 per capita (2004)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Iran (Islamic Republic of), change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Iran (Islamic Republic of), by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Iran (Islamic Republic of), progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Iran (Islamic Republic of), progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

Change in permanent surface water extent compared to baseline period 2000-2019, in Iran (Islamic Republic of) and other countries (and areas) in Southern Asia (data from 2017-2022)

Extent of water-related ecosystems in Iran (Islamic Republic of) and change compared to baseline period 2000-2019, by ecosystem type (data from 2017-2021)

The total extent of water-related ecosystems in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 72,805 square kilometres, representing 4.5 % of its land area. The total extent of water-related ecosystems is made up of 3.7 % permanent lakes and rivers, 0.76% seasonal lakes and rivers, 0.049 % reservoirs, 0 % inland vegetated wetlands and 0.0069 % mangroves.

With the broad definition of wetlands used by the Ramsar Convention, Iran (Islamic Republic of) has --- square kilometres of natural wetlands and --- square kilometres of human made wetlands.

Proportion of large lakes with high change in turbidity and trophic state in Iran (Islamic Republic of) compared to baseline period 2006-2019 (data from 2017-2021)

In Iran (Islamic Republic of) there are --- large lakes that are monitored, of which 58 % has a high increase in turbidity and 0 % has a high increase in trophic state, compared to the baseline period. Turbidity and trophic state are signs of water pollution and overfertilization.

15.1.2 Proportion of important sites for biodiversity that are covered by protected areas in Iran (Islamic Republic of) and other countries (and areas) in Southern Asia, by ecosystem type (data from 2021)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Iran (Islamic Republic Of), over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Iran (Islamic Republic Of) in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

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Drinking water

Sanitation

Hygiene

Wastewater

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