People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0138 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0138 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0138 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 133rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0073 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0076 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 people per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 people per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0124 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.013 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0138 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 people per square kilometre, 79.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0138 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4302 people per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.009 people per square kilometre | 0.0073 people per square kilometre | 0.0116 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 people per square kilometre | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 people per square kilometre | 0.013 people per square kilometre | 0.0138 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 130 Sweden 0.0211 people per square kilometre compare
- 131 Estonia 0.017 people per square kilometre compare
- 132 Saudi Arabia 0.0146 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovakia 0.012 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 0.0101 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Luxembourg 0.0059 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United Arab Emirates was 0.0138 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 133rd out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.