Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Sanitation facilities usage was 0 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
133rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
0 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates, 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 0 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 133rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates?
- Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates was 0 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 133rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.