People using at least a basic drinking water source in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 33.64 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 people.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 33.64 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Saudi Arabia peaked at 33.64 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.03 million people, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 41st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.96 million people | 16.03 million people | 23.99 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.49 million people | 24.92 million people | 30.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.04 million people | 30.70 million people | 33.64 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 838.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 23.76 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 69.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0811 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 113.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3635 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3983 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Saudi Arabia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Saudi Arabia was 33.64 million people 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.64 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.03 million people in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 41st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.