Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — United Arab Emirates

Safely managed sanitation in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 98.4%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0 pp.

2024 98.4% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 12of 141
Period maximum 98.4%2024
Period minimum 98.4%2010

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — United Arab Emirates, 2000–202498.498.498.498.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 98.4%2001: 98.4%2002: 98.4%2003: 98.4%2004: 98.4%2005: 98.4%2006: 98.4%2007: 98.4%2008: 98.4%2009: 98.4%2010: 98.4%2011: 98.4%2012: 98.4%2013: 98.4%2014: 98.4%2015: 98.4%2016: 98.4%2017: 98.4%2018: 98.4%2019: 98.4%2020: 98.4%2021: 98.4%2022: 98.4%2023: 98.4%2024: 98.4%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 98.4%
World 58.5%
Western Asia computed 69.3%
High-income countries computed 90.1%
Safely managed sanitation — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.4 +0 pp
2023 98.4 +0 pp
2022 98.4 +0 pp
2021 98.4 +0 pp
2020 98.4 +0 pp
2019 98.4 +0 pp
2018 98.4 +0 pp
2017 98.4 +0 pp
2016 98.4 +0 pp
2015 98.4 +0 pp
2014 98.4 +0 pp
2013 98.4 +0 pp
2012 98.4 +0 pp
2011 98.4 +0 pp
2010 98.4 −0 pp
2009 98.4 −0 pp
2008 98.4 −0 pp
2007 98.4 −0 pp
2006 98.4 −0 pp
2005 98.4 −0 pp
2004 98.4 −0 pp
2003 98.4 −0 pp
2002 98.4 −0 pp
2001 98.4 −0 pp
2000 98.4

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.

Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.

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