Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0004 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0004 people per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0004 people per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 people per person, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 87th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0004 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 8.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 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 urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0004 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 people per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 people per person in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.