Drinking water available to 87% of Iran’s rural population: Ministry
Iran’s Energy Ministry says that drinking water is now available to nearly 87% of the country’s rural population.
Head of the Ministry’s Strategic Planning Office Behrouz Moradi said on Saturday that some 86.84% of people living in Iran’s villages have access to clean piped water, adding that the figure is much higher than a global average of 59.6%.
Moradi disclosed the figures two days before the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
He said that only 12% of Iran’s rural population had access to clean water when the Revolution took place in 1979.
The official added that the area covered by Iran’s water transfer network had increased from 552,000 hectares in 1979 to 2.391 million hectares in 2025.
Moradi said that the number of dams in Iran had also increased by more than 11 times in 46 years to reach nearly 220, adding that the country’s water storage capacity is now at 50 billion cubic meters.
The number of wastewater treatment plants in Iran increased to 277 units in 2025 from only 4 in 1979, he said, adding that more than 170 water treatment plants are currently operating in the country versus 27 that were active 46 years ago.
The official said that Iran had no desalination plants when the Revolution took place, adding that some 104 such facilities are currently producing water for people living in southern and central parts of the country.
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