Japan vs Qatar: Sanitation facilities usage
Japan
99.2%
in 2024
Qatar
99.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Qatar rank
6th
Sanitation facilities usage over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 99.9% against 99.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 6th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 87.6% | 9.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 93.3% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.5% | 0.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 99.9% against 99.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.7%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
- Japan ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 6th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.