People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.6006 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia is 0.6006 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.2% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.15 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.69 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Saudi Arabia 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 2017 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -199.3% |
| 2018 | -2.69 % change on previous year | +139.6% |
| 2019 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2844 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2021 | -0.3339 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 2022 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -470.9% |
| 2023 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +52.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6006 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6006 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.72 % change on previous year. (37 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6006 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1065 % change on previous year, 5.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0796 % change on previous year | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7356 % change on previous year | -0.3339 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 30 Papua New Guinea 0.7413 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Cyprus 0.6986 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Liberia 0.6393 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Djibouti 0.5875 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Gambia 0.5526 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Suriname 0.5151 % change on previous year compare
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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia was 0.6006 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.