Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Qatar
Qatar: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 0.1% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 171st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Qatar?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Qatar was 0.1% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Qatar ranks 171st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.