Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 1.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia is 1.27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.33 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 157th out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.33 | — |
| 2014 | 1.33 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.32 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.32 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.31 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.32 | 1.3 | 1.33 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 5 |
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More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1019 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 48,374 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.5868 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.629 (2100)
- Population density 33.03 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.10 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.629 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Saudi Arabia was 1.27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 157th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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