Share using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share using safely managed drinking water was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 39th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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
- 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 share using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates was 98.6% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share 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 share using safely managed drinking water?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 39th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.