Drinking water service usage in Qatar
Qatar: Drinking water service usage was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage 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 drinking water service usage in Qatar is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Qatar peaked at 97.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2023.
That places Qatar 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.3% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 55 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 96.0% compare
- 56 Reunion 95.7% compare
- 58 Portugal 95.2% compare
- 59 Turkmenistan 94.9% compare
- 60 Malaysia 94.7% compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 162.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 56.95 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3691 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0158 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0352 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Qatar?
- Drinking water service usage in Qatar was 95.3% 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 drinking water service usage recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for drinking water service usage?
- Qatar ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.