Basic drinking water access in Saudi Arabia
99.0% of people in Saudi Arabia used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
99.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
99.4%
Position in 2024
80th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Saudi Arabia over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.0% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.1%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.