People using at least basic drinking water services in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 99.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.1% | — |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2661 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Saudi Arabia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Saudi Arabia was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.