People not using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: People not using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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 not 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.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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 182nd 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 not 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 | 14,423 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 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 2,238 people | 0 people |
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 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % 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 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 United Arab Emirates?
- People not 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 not 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 not 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.