In 2022, the total amount of groundwater distributed to Riyadh was 477 million cubic meters. The second largest source of water distributed in Riyadh was desalinated water by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) at 628 million cubic meters during the same period. Meanwhile, the total amount of desalinated water (SWCC) distributed in Makkah was 800 million cubic meters.
Water distributed to the urban sector in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by source
(in million cubic meters)
Characteristic
Groundwater
Surface water
Desalinated water (SWCC)
Other sources
Riyadh
477,064,357
-
628,373,610
-
Makkah
13,627,567
16,278,141
800,351,118
-
Madinah
10,144,333
-
256,764,151
1,820,863
Qassim
147,960,218
-
12,883,372
-
Eastern region
187,461,035
-
471,771,953
-
Aseer
14,204,841
1,213,777
103,441,335
1,020,608
Tabuk
55,245,359
-
17,980,677
-
Hail
61,662,199
-
-
-
Northern borders
21,417,881
-
-
5,003,976
Jazan
24,713,444
21,524,798
65,459,638
-
Najran
23,541,128
6,362,215
-
1,048,287
Al-Baha
1,328,409
10,297,314
26,444,731
-
Al-Jouf
43,456,176
-
-
-
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Volume in million cubic metersGroundwaterSurface waterDesalinated water (SWCC)Other sourcesRiyadhMakkahMadinahQassimEastern regionAseerTabukHailNorthernbordersJazanNajranAl-BahaAl-Jouf
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