Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 83.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 83.9% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Saudi Arabia peaked at 84.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.4% | 84.2% | 84.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.9% | 84.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Saudi Arabia was 83.9% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.