Share using safely managed drinking water in Qatar
Qatar: Share using safely managed drinking water was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Qatar is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Qatar peaked at 97.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2023.
Qatar ranks 57th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.3% | — |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 95.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 97% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 95.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.3% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 share using safely managed drinking water in Qatar?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Qatar was 95.3% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Qatar ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.