People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 86.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Saudi Arabia stood at 86.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Saudi Arabia peaked at 87.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.3% | — |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 86.7% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.2% | 86.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Saudi Arabia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Saudi Arabia was 86.2% 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, urban recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 29th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.