Safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates
98.6% of people in United Arab Emirates used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
United Arab Emirates, 2024
98.6%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
36th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in United Arab Emirates over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.6% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 98.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, United Arab Emirates has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.