Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Qatar

Safely managed drinking water in Qatar in 2024 — 95.3%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1 pp.

2024 95.3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 50of 148
Period maximum 97.1%2011
Period minimum 95.3%2023

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Qatar, 2000–20249595.59696.59797.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.3%2001: 96.3%2002: 96.3%2003: 96.3%2004: 96.3%2005: 96.3%2006: 96.3%2007: 96.3%2008: 96.3%2009: 96.7%2010: 97%2011: 97.1%2012: 97%2013: 96.8%2014: 96.7%2015: 96.5%2016: 96.4%2017: 96.2%2018: 96.1%2019: 95.9%2020: 95.8%2021: 95.7%2022: 95.5%2023: 95.3%2024: 95.3%
Change over the period: −1 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 95.3%
World 73.7%
Western Asia computed 75%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 95.3 +0 pp
2023 95.3 −0.2 pp
2022 95.5 −0.1 pp
2021 95.7 −0.1 pp
2020 95.8 −0.1 pp
2019 95.9 −0.1 pp
2018 96.1 −0.1 pp
2017 96.2 −0.1 pp
2016 96.4 −0.1 pp
2015 96.5 −0.1 pp
2014 96.7 −0.1 pp
2013 96.8 −0.1 pp
2012 97 −0.1 pp
2011 97.1 +0.1 pp
2010 97 +0.3 pp
2009 96.7 +0.3 pp
2008 96.3 +0 pp
2007 96.3 +0 pp
2006 96.3 +0 pp
2005 96.3 +0 pp
2004 96.3 +0 pp
2003 96.3 +0 pp
2002 96.3 +0 pp
2001 96.3 +0 pp
2000 96.3

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.