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Saudi Arabia - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 97

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

97 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.05×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202023#54#792001 overtook Costa Rica2004 overtook Albania
Saudi ArabiaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Saudi Arabia climbed from #54 to #79 (overtook Costa Rica). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Overtook Costa Rica in global rank auto
2004
Overtook Albania in global rank auto
2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020239293.6795.3397
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