Saudi Arabia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Saudi Arabia was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 97.47 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 97.47
2001 97.47
2002 97.47
2003 97.63
2004 97.79
2005 97.95
2006 98.11
2007 98.27
2008 98.43
2009 98.59
2010 98.75
2011 98.91
2012 99.07
2013 99.23
2014 99.39
2015 99.55
2016 99.71
2017 99.87
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention