People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Qatar

Qatar: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 3.05 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.05 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
124th
of 232 countries
All-time high
3.05 million people
in 2024
All-time low
644,580 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Qatar, 2000–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2000201220242000: 644.6k people2001: 677.5k people2002: 710.8k people2003: 744.2k people2004: 772.8k people2005: 824.9k people2006: 972.2k people2007: 1.2M people2008: 1.4M people2009: 1.6M people2010: 1.7M people2011: 1.8M people2012: 1.9M people2013: 2.0M people2014: 2.2M people2015: 2.4M people2016: 2.6M people2017: 2.7M people2018: 2.8M people2019: 2.8M people2020: 2.8M people2021: 2.8M people2022: 2.9M people2023: 3.0M people2024: 3.0M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 3.05 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Qatar peaked at 3.05 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 644,580 people, in 2000.

That places Qatar 124th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 956,588 people 644,580 people 1.59 million people 10
2010s 2.30 million people 1.71 million people 2.80 million people 10
2020s 2.91 million people 2.80 million people 3.05 million people 5

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 121 Puerto Rico 3.24 million people compare
  2. 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.23 million people compare
  3. 123 Benin 3.22 million people compare
  4. 125 Mauritania 3.03 million people compare
  5. 126 Armenia 2.79 million people compare
  6. 127 Albania 2.77 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Qatar?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Qatar was 3.05 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 3.05 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 644,580 people in 2000.
How does Qatar rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Qatar ranks 124th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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