Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0059 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0059 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0059 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0028 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.004 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.005 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0059 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 people per square kilometre | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | 0.0041 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 people per square kilometre | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 people per square kilometre | 0.0054 people per square kilometre | 0.0059 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 86 Tonga 0.0295 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Serbia 0.022 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Algeria 0.0074 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Turkey 0.0051 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Suriname 0.0047 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Iraq 0.0047 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0059 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.