People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0022 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0022 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0024 people per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 people per person, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0024 people per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.0024 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 people per person | -3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0022 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 3.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0022 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 151 South Korea 0.0027 people per person compare
- 152 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0024 people per person compare
- 153 Belarus 0.0023 people per person compare
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0.0021 people per person compare
- 156 Turkmenistan 0.002 people per person compare
- 157 United Kingdom 0.0017 people per person 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, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0022 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 people per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 people per person in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- 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 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.