People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 5.47 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 5.47 million people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.47 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.34 million people, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.67 million people | 4.34 million people | 4.82 million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.17 million people | 4.91 million people | 5.47 million people | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
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- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia was 5.47 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 million people in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.