People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0021 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0021 people per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0021 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.002 people per person, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.002 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.002 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.002 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0021 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 3.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0021 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 152 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0024 people per person compare
- 153 Belarus 0.0023 people per person compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 0.0022 people per person compare
- 156 Turkmenistan 0.002 people per person compare
- 157 United Kingdom 0.0017 people per person compare
- 158 Syria 0.0016 people per person 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0021 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 people per person in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.