People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0009 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0009 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0011 people per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 people per person, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0011 people per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.001 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.001 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.001 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.001 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 people per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saudi Arabia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.0009 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 people per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 people per person in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 126th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.