Sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sanitation facilities usage was 42,627 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia is 42,627 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia peaked at 42,627 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40,084 people, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 75th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 41,518 people | — |
| 2017 | 41,235 people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40,308 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 40,084 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 40,391 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 40,453 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41,159 people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 42,151 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 42,627 people | +1.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 42,627 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 6.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40,786 people | 40,084 people | 41,518 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 41,356 people | 40,391 people | 42,627 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia was 42,627 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 42,627 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,084 people in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 75th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.