Sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sanitation facilities usage was 83.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage 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, sanitation facilities usage 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 84.5% | — |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
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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More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5774 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Saudi Arabia?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.