People using at least basic drinking water services in Qatar
Qatar: People using at least basic drinking water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Qatar is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2000.
That places Qatar 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 42 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 44 United States 100.0% compare
- 45 Australia 100.0% compare
- 46 Armenia 99.9% compare
More health data for Qatar
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 16,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 16,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,415 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Qatar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Qatar was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.