Sanitation facilities usage in Qatar
Qatar: Sanitation facilities usage was 1,934 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Qatar stood at 1,934 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Qatar peaked at 1,934 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 409.25 people, in 2000.
That places Qatar 108th 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Qatar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 409.25 people | — |
| 2001 | 430.15 people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 451.26 people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 472.51 people | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 490.69 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 523.73 people | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 617.27 people | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 766.87 people | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 905.41 people | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 1,006 people | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 1,085 people | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1,149 people | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1,210 people | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,290 people | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,408 people | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1,540 people | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1,649 people | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1,718 people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,752 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,775 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,779 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,786 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,835 people | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,890 people | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,934 people | +2.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1,934 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 607.35 people | 409.25 people | 1,006 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,458 people | 1,085 people | 1,775 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,845 people | 1,779 people | 1,934 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 sanitation facilities usage in Qatar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Qatar was 1,934 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,934 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 409.25 people in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Qatar ranks 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.