Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 99.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 99.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia was 99.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 84th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.