People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.1645 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar stood at 0.1645 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 0.1645 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 153rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0371 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0389 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0423 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0451 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0661 people per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.078 people per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0867 people per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0934 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.099 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1042 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1111 people per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1225 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1341 people per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1436 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1495 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1525 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1545 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1548 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1555 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1597 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1645 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.1645 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.1645 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0523 people per square kilometre | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | 0.0867 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1264 people per square kilometre | 0.0934 people per square kilometre | 0.1545 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1586 people per square kilometre | 0.1548 people per square kilometre | 0.1645 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 150 Paraguay 0.2072 people per square kilometre compare
- 151 Libya 0.1876 people per square kilometre compare
- 152 Japan 0.1857 people per square kilometre compare
- 154 Suriname 0.1544 people per square kilometre compare
- 155 United States 0.1445 people per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sweden 0.1438 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Qatar was 0.1645 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1645 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 153rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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.
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People 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.