Average length of stay in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Average length of stay was 7.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 7.69 for average length of stay in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2008.
That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Average length of stay in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.7 | — |
| 2004 | 2.27 | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 2.23 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.93 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.88 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 7 | +272.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.67 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.15 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 4.19 | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 4.24 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2 | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 4.64 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 6.06 | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 6.76 | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 7.69 | +13.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6, 3.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7.69 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.59, 3.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +272.3% | 1.88 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.89 | 1.88 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.09 | 3.15 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.07 | 4.64 | 7.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay in Saudi Arabia?
- Average length of stay in Saudi Arabia was 7.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average length of stay recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for average length of stay?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average length of stay rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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