Saudi Arabia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 54,251.64 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 36,408,820 HDI (2022): 0.88
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 45
Score: 57.6
Vulnerability 0.411
Readiness 0.562

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Saudi Arabia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Saudi Arabia is well positioned to adapt. Saudi Arabia is the 100th most vulnerable country and the 36th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ranking
113
110
110
109
107
106
105
105
100
107
96
89
90
77
75
72
76
69
67
63
63
56
58
57
50
45
48
45
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.411
Food
0.417
Projected change of cereal yields
0.675
Projected population change
0.325
Food import dependency
0.236
Rural population
0.165
Agriculture capacity
0.915
Child malnutrition
0.184
Water
0.397
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.987
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.356
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.708
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.203
Ecosystem Services
0.491
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.637
Natural capital dependency
0.148
Ecological footprint
0.468
Protected biome
0.422
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.533
Projected change of warm periods
0.296
Projected change of flood hazard
0.541
Urban concentration
0.835
Age dependency ratio
0.374
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.359
Paved roads
0.791
Infrastructure
0.270
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.039
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.194
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.950