Saudi Arabia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 46,759.66 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 34,813,867 HDI (2020): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 47
Score: 56.8
Vulnerability 0.407
Readiness 0.543

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 107th most vulnerable country and the 39th 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
Ranking
103
101
100
97
96
95
93
96
94
95
91
81
77
73
71
67
68
65
61
60
61
51
55
53
55
47
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.407
Food
0.458
Projected change of cereal yields
0.675
Projected population change
0.325
Food import dependency
0.242
Rural population
0.169
Agriculture capacity
0.798
Child malnutrition
0.536
Water
0.399
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
0.993
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.374
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
0.166
Medical staff
0.790
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.418
Ecosystem Services
0.494
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.637
Natural capital dependency
0.148
Ecological footprint
0.485
Protected biome
0.422
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.552
Projected change of warm periods
0.296
Projected change of flood hazard
0.541
Urban concentration
0.831
Age dependency ratio
0.367
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.485
Paved roads
0.791
Infrastructure
0.165
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.039
Dependency on imported energy
0.048
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.300
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-