People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was 1.62 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.62 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.2% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.01 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.8 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 2017 | -0.2383 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2018 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +656.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1019 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2020 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1313.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6238 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +258.0% |
| 2023 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.62 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.62 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3468 % change on previous year, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9663 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.6238 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 34 Sri Lanka 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Gambia 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Cameroon 1.63 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Mauritania 1.6 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Gabon 1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 1.58 % 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was 1.62 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.