Share of people practicing open defecation in Qatar
Qatar: Share of people practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of people practicing open defecation 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
The most recent figure for share of people practicing open defecation in Qatar is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people practicing open defecation in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 117th 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 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 114 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 115 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 116 Tonga 0.1% compare
- 118 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 119 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 120 Morocco 0.1% compare
More population data for Qatar
- World population growth 1.0% (2100)
- Population density 632.92 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,134 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 197 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.71 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Qatar?
- Share of people practicing open defecation 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 people practicing open defecation recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Qatar ranks 117th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.