Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 163rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 160 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 161 Belarus 0.2% compare
- 162 Saudi Arabia 0.2% compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 0.2% compare
- 165 United Kingdom 0.2% compare
- 166 Syria 0.2% compare
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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in United Arab Emirates was 0.2% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.