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Access to basic sanitation — Saudi Arabia

Access to basic sanitation in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 97.6%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 193. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2024 97.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 77of 193
Period maximum 97.6%2024
Period minimum 97.6%2013

Trend over time

2013–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Saudi Arabia, 2013–202497.597.697.697.697.620132015201720192021202320242013: 97.6%2014: 97.6%2015: 97.6%2016: 97.6%2017: 97.6%2018: 97.6%2019: 97.6%2020: 97.6%2021: 97.6%2022: 97.6%2023: 97.6%2024: 97.6%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 97.6%
World 82.2%
Middle East & North Africa 83.7%
Western Asia computed 93.7%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.6 +0 pp
2023 97.6 +0 pp
2022 97.6 +0 pp
2021 97.6 +0 pp
2020 97.6 +0 pp
2019 97.6 +0 pp
2018 97.6 +0 pp
2017 97.6 +0 pp
2016 97.6 +0 pp
2015 97.6 +0 pp
2014 97.6 +0 pp
2013 97.6 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BH Bahrain 100 KW Kuwait 100 QA Qatar 99.9 IL Israel 99.9 CY Cyprus 99.5 PS Palestine 99.4 OM Oman 99.3 TR Türkiye 99.3 LB Lebanon 99.2 AE United Arab Emirates 99.1 AZ Azerbaijan 99 IQ Iraq 98.5 SA Saudi Arabia 97.6 JO Jordan 96.4 SY Syria 95.6 AM Armenia 93.7 GE Georgia 90.7 YE Yemen 63.1
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About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Saudi Arabia

Nutrition Safely managed sanitation

The share of people who have a toilet of their own and whose wastewater is safely disposed of.

Saudi Arabia by year Nutrition Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

Saudi Arabia by year Mortality Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation

How many deaths per 100,000 people are linked to dirty water and to the absence of sanitation and hygiene.

Saudi Arabia by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Saudi Arabia by year
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