Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Sanitation facilities usage was 98.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 150 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2024
All-time low
98.4%
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 98.4 %2001: 98.4 %2002: 98.4 %2003: 98.4 %2004: 98.4 %2005: 98.4 %2006: 98.4 %2007: 98.4 %2008: 98.4 %2009: 98.4 %2010: 98.4 %2011: 98.4 %2012: 98.4 %2013: 98.4 %2014: 98.4 %2015: 98.4 %2016: 98.4 %2017: 98.4 %2018: 98.4 %2019: 98.4 %2020: 98.4 %2021: 98.4 %2022: 98.4 %2023: 98.4 %2024: 98.4 %

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 sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates is 98.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2010.

United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 98.4%
2001 98.4% -0.0%
2002 98.4% -0.0%
2003 98.4% -0.0%
2004 98.4% -0.0%
2005 98.4% -0.0%
2006 98.4% -0.0%
2007 98.4% -0.0%
2008 98.4% -0.0%
2009 98.4% -0.0%
2010 98.4% -0.0%
2011 98.4% +0.0%
2012 98.4% +0.0%
2013 98.4% +0.0%
2014 98.4% +0.0%
2015 98.4% +0.0%
2016 98.4% +0.0%
2017 98.4% +0.0%
2018 98.4% +0.0%
2019 98.4% +0.0%
2020 98.4% +0.0%
2021 98.4% +0.0%
2022 98.4% +0.0%
2023 98.4% +0.0%
2024 98.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.4% 98.4% 98.4% 10
2010s 98.4% 98.4% 98.4% 10
2020s 98.4% 98.4% 98.4% 5

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 9 Japan 99.2% compare
  2. 10 Denmark 98.9% compare
  3. 11 Austria 98.5% compare
  4. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.8% compare
  5. 14 Poland 97.8% compare
  6. 15 Netherlands 97.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates?
Sanitation facilities usage in United Arab Emirates was 98.4% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2010.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for sanitation facilities usage?
United Arab Emirates ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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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.