People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Qatar
Qatar: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 99.9% for people using safely managed sanitation services 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, people using safely managed sanitation services in Qatar peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2008.
That places Qatar 6th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Qatar?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Qatar was 99.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Qatar ranks 6th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.