Safely Managed Drinking Water in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Safely Managed Drinking Water was 0.5 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
193rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
Safely Managed Drinking Water in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.5 for safely managed drinking water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, safely managed drinking water in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.
That places Saudi Arabia 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Safely Managed Drinking Water in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0.5 | — |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 50% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.375 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 193 Argentina 0.5 compare
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- 193 Comoros 0.5 compare
- 193 Congo 0.5 compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 0.5 compare
- 193 Eritrea 0.5 compare
- 193 Grenada 0.5 compare
- 193 Haiti 0.5 compare
- 193 Ireland 0.5 compare
- 193 Kazakhstan 0.5 compare
- 193 North Korea 0.5 compare
- 193 Lithuania 0.5 compare
- 193 Montenegro 0.5 compare
- 193 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.5 compare
- 193 Slovakia 0.5 compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 0.5 compare
- 193 Saint Lucia 0.5 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5 compare
- 193 Turkey 0.5 compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 compare
- 193 Yemen 0.5 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 safely managed drinking water in Saudi Arabia?
- Safely managed drinking water in Saudi Arabia was 0.5 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest safely managed drinking water recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest safely managed drinking water recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for safely managed drinking water?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Safely Managed Drinking Water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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