People using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
14,785 people
in 2008
All-time low
0 people
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14,785 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2018.
United Arab Emirates ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,421 people | — |
| 2001 | 14,377 people | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 14,450 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14,424 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14,289 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14,040 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,980 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14,453 people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14,785 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 14,219 people | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 13,128 people | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 11,965 people | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 10,720 people | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 9,366 people | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 7,908 people | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 6,267 people | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 4,364 people | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 2,238 people | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1982 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.1963 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0.3115 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,244 people | 13,421 people | 14,785 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,596 people | 0 people | 13,128 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1016 people | 0 people | 0.3115 people | 5 |
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- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0 people compare
- 193 Curaçao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Germany 0 people compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
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- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
- 193 Hungary 0 people compare
- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macau, China 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
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- 193 Singapore 0 people
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -80.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0084 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0025 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -79.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates?
- People using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates was 0 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14,785 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.