Safely managed sanitation in United Arab Emirates

98.4% of people in United Arab Emirates used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using safely managed sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2024 98.4% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 98.4%
World, 2024 58.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 12th of 141 See the full ranking

Safely managed sanitation 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.

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2024 98.4% 58.5%
2023 98.4% 57.8%
2022 98.4% 57.0%
2021 98.4% 56.1%
2020 98.4% 55.2%
2019 98.4% 54.2%
2018 98.4% 52.8%
2017 98.4% 51.3%
2016 98.4% 49.9%
2015 98.4% 48.4%
2014 98.4% 46.9%
2013 98.4% 45.5%
2012 98.4% 44.1%
2011 98.4% 42.8%
2010 98.4% 41.5%
2009 98.4% 40.2%
2008 98.4% 38.9%
2007 98.4% 37.6%
2006 98.4% 36.3%
2005 98.4% 35.1%
2004 98.4% 34.0%
2003 98.4% 32.8%
2002 98.4% 31.7%
2001 98.4% 31.7%
2000 98.4% 31.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 98.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98.4%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, United Arab Emirates has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.SMSS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for United Arab Emirates
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene