Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 100.0% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.