Saudi Arabia
Location
- Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 2,149,690 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 81% agriculture, 0% forest and 19% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 36,408,820 people (2022)
- Population density: 16 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 81% lives in urban areas and 15% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 1,543,235,499,007 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 42,386 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 56% from services and 53% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Saudi Arabia
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saudi Arabia, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saudi Arabia, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saudi Arabia, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Saudi Arabia, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Saudi Arabia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Saudi Arabia, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Saudi Arabia (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Saudi Arabia, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 59 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 73 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 709 m3 per capita (2017)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Saudi Arabia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saudi Arabia, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saudi Arabia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Saudi Arabia, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Saudi Arabia, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)