Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Qatar
Qatar: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 99.9% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Qatar peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 6th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 99.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 87.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 89.3% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.3% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 7 Switzerland 99.7% compare
- 8 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 9 Japan 99.2% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Qatar?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Qatar was 99.9% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Qatar ranks 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.