People not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 75,900 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 75,900 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia peaked at 75,900 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,844 people, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 102nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69,310 people | 65,844 people | 71,210 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 72,941 people | 70,550 people | 75,900 people | 5 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia was 75,900 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 75,900 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,844 people in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.