The Middle East's Water Desalination Plants

In 2023, Saudi Arabia housed nearly half of the region's desalination plants

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The map shows the number of desalination plans online or presumed online by country in 2023.

Chart: CFR/Allison KrugmanSource: Khanzada et al. Clean Water 9, 21 (2026).