People not using improved drinking water sources in Qatar
Qatar: People not using improved drinking water sources was 336.07 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Qatar is 336.07 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Qatar peaked at 1,449 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 318.88 people, in 2022.
Qatar ranks 163rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Qatar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 626.13 people | — |
| 2001 | 658.11 people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 690.41 people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 722.91 people | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 750.72 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 801.28 people | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 944.39 people | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 1,173 people | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 1,385 people | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 1,442 people | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,449 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,424 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,382 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,349 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,335 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,312 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,245 people | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,130 people | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 983.35 people | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 824.4 people | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 653.83 people | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 483.44 people | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 318.88 people | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 328.43 people | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 336.07 people | +2.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 336.07 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 131174.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 336.07 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 919.46 people | 626.13 people | 1,442 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,243 people | 824.4 people | 1,449 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 424.13 people | 318.88 people | 653.83 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 160 United States Virgin Islands 453.66 people compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 451.22 people compare
- 162 Anguilla 363.18 people compare
- 164 Guadeloupe 277.28 people compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 268.61 people compare
- 166 Nauru 191.75 people compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Qatar?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Qatar was 336.07 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,449 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 318.88 people in 2022.
- How does Qatar rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Qatar ranks 163rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.