People using at least a basic drinking water source in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 11.03 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in United Arab Emirates stood at 11.03 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in United Arab Emirates peaked at 11.03 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.48 million people, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 78th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.80 million people | 3.48 million people | 6.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.33 million people | 6.93 million people | 9.38 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 million people | 9.45 million people | 11.03 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 264.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 37.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1113 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in United Arab Emirates?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in United Arab Emirates was 11.03 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 11.03 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 million people in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 78th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.