People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0347 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0347 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0347 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0306 people per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0306 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0316 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.033 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0325 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0324 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0328 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.033 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0347 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0347 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0347 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0322 people per square kilometre | 0.0306 people per square kilometre | 0.0331 people per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0336 people per square kilometre | 0.0328 people per square kilometre | 0.0347 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 163 Canada 0.0631 people per square kilometre compare
- 164 Slovakia 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 165 Greenland 0.0512 people per square kilometre compare
- 167 Turkmenistan 0.0315 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Austria 0.0307 people per square kilometre compare
- 169 Italy 0.029 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0347 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.