People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.3117 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.3117 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3117 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0967 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 146th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0967 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1034 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1102 people per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1172 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1242 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1413 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1591 people per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1787 people per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1907 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1978 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2057 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2148 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2249 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2371 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2502 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.261 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2675 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2713 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2727 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2753 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2857 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2995 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3117 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.3117 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.3117 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1353 people per square kilometre | 0.0967 people per square kilometre | 0.1907 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2403 people per square kilometre | 0.1978 people per square kilometre | 0.2727 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2931 people per square kilometre | 0.2753 people per square kilometre | 0.3117 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 143 Syria 0.3808 people per square kilometre compare
- 144 Palau 0.377 people per square kilometre compare
- 145 Israel 0.3463 people per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mongolia 0.2648 people per square kilometre compare
- 148 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2369 people per square kilometre compare
- 149 Thailand 0.2082 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.3117 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3117 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0967 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 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.
About this data
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.