Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 98.6% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.2% | — |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 5,344 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -59.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 3,676 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -55.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates was 98.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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