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Executive overview
Key findings
538 MIGD vs 420 MIGD: potable desalination capacity and peak water demand (2024); capacity is expected to reach 648 MIGD in 2028
63%, 19% and 18%: shares of desalinated seawater, groundwater and reused treated wastewater in 1,065 Mm³ of total water production (2023)
200 Mm³ vs 49.6 Mm³: estimated groundwater abstraction (2023) against the aquifers' long-term safe yield (1998–2023 average)
5.2 days vs roughly 5.5 days: strategic potable storage, KAHRAMAA (2024) and KAHRAMAA as cited by POWER magazine (September 2026), against a 7-day design
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Desalination developers and their lenders
Judge headroom for the next plant from capacity, peak demand and average output for 2024 and 2025, and the 648 MIGD expected after Facility E in 2028.
Storage, groundwater and recharge specialists
See the storage position (5.2 to roughly 5.5 days against a 7-day design), the 90-day aquifer storage project in design review, and the recharge-well figures that disagree (70 vs 370 new wells).
Agriculture and food security planners
Compare farm groundwater abstraction of 180 Mm³ in 2023 with the 2030 reduction targets of 70% (NDS3) and 60% (QNE).
Risk and resilience advisers
Weigh more than 99% desalination dependence and the April 2026 attacks on Kuwaiti plants against storage, emergency wells and cyber measures.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
Does Qatar have enough desalination capacity?
Yes, on 2024 figures: 538 MIGD of capacity against 420 MIGD of peak demand, 28% above (calculated), rising to an expected 648 MIGD in 2028.
How hard are Qatar's aquifers being drawn?
Estimated abstraction was 200 Mm³ in 2023, about four times NPC's 49.6 Mm³ safe yield (calculated); 180 Mm³ came from agricultural wells.
How many days of drinking water are stored?
KAHRAMAA reported 5.2 days in 2024, up from 1.3 days in 2010, and roughly 5.5 days was cited in September 2026, against a 7-day design.
How stressed is Qatar's water use?
Withdrawal was 236% of renewable resources on national figures and 431% on UN/FAO figures in 2023; FAO treats 25% as water-stressed.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Snapshot
1. Why This Matters Now in Qatar
2. Current Position
3. Key Programmes, Projects and Investment
4. Policy, Regulation and Institutions
5. Risks and Constraints
6. Strategic Implications
7. What to Watch
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Why This Matters Now in Qatar
KAHRAMAA's 2025 peak-demand outturn against the 428 MIGD forecast; a 2026 NPC population bulletin.
2. Current Position
Metered groundwater abstraction; KAHRAMAA's 2025 statistics report, the next full potable series.
4. Policy, Regulation and Institutions
Implementing decisions under Law No. 23 of 2025 as the compliance extension ends; any NDS3 progress report.
6. Strategic Implications
A KAHRAMAA peak-demand forecast beyond 2025 or a supply plan beyond Facility E.
Current Position: water sources by volume and share, desalination capacity against peak and average demand, and KAHRAMAA's annual system output from 2019 to 2025.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 14 pages, 9 sections, 13 tables and a register of 38 sources.
This edition
November 2026 edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
Built on National Planning Council water statistics, KAHRAMAA's statistics report, water-sector page and open data, Qatar News Agency reports, national development, climate and adaptation strategies, UN SDG 6 data, Ashghal project releases and regional security analysis, with project status checked on 9 November 2026.
Sources
38 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 9 November 2026. Principal data periods: National Planning Council water statistics for 2023 (November 2024); KAHRAMAA capacity, demand and production data for 2023 to 2025; storage and project status checked on 9 November 2026. Volumes are in million cubic metres (Mm³) or million imperial gallons per day (MIGD); currency is Qatari riyals (QAR)..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Water Security and Supply Outlook in Qatar
- Format
- Length
- 14 pages
- Edition
- November 2026 edition
- Price
- USD 249
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Insight Brief
- Edition
- November 2026 edition
- Format
- Length
- 14 pages
- Reference
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- Evidence current to
- 9 November 2026
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