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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | - |