People using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People using safely managed sanitation services was 83.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia is 83.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia peaked at 84.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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 health data for Saudi Arabia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia was 83.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.