People using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 33.89 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia stood at 33.89 million people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia peaked at 33.89 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.96 million people, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 40th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.84 million people | 27.96 million people | 30.71 million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.27 million people | 30.92 million people | 33.89 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.31 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 448 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.31 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.31 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Saudi Arabia was 33.89 million 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.89 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.96 million people in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 40th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.