Saudi Arabia - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Saudi Arabia was 59.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 59.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 37.29 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 37.29
2001 37.29
2002 37.29
2003 38.50
2004 39.71
2005 40.92
2006 42.13
2007 43.34
2008 44.55
2009 45.76
2010 46.98
2011 48.19
2012 49.40
2013 50.61
2014 51.82
2015 53.03
2016 54.24
2017 55.46
2018 56.61
2019 57.85
2020 59.11

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention