People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 98.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Saudi Arabia peaked at 98.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.9% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Saudi Arabia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Saudi Arabia was 98.9% 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, urban recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, urban (% of urban 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.