Basic sanitation access in Saudi Arabia

97.6% of people in Saudi Arabia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2013 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2024 97.6% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 97.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 98.6% Middle value of 18 countries
Position in 2024 77th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation 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.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Saudi ArabiaWorld
2024 97.6% 82.2%
2023 97.6% 81.5%
2022 97.6% 80.4%
2021 97.6% 79.4%
2020 97.6% 78.3%
2019 97.6% 77.2%
2018 97.6% 76.0%
2017 97.6% 74.9%
2016 97.6% 73.8%
2015 97.6% 72.6%
2014 97.6% 71.4%
2013 97.6% 70.2%
2012 – 68.9%
2011 – 67.8%
2010 – 66.7%
2009 – 65.5%
2008 – 64.3%
2007 – 63.1%
2006 – 61.9%
2005 – 60.7%
2004 – 59.6%
2003 – 58.4%
2002 – 57.3%
2001 – 55.6%
2000 – 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 97.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 97.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 77th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2013 to 2024 for Saudi Arabia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene