Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, a new record, according to Human Rights Watch. Of these, 240 were for non-lethal drug offences and 98 solely for hashish; 188 of the 240 were foreign nationals. The 2024 total was 345.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Saudi Arabia here.
References
- Human Rights Watch — Saudi Arabia: Record Number of Executions in 2025 (13 January 2026)356 executions in 2025; 240 drug-related; 98 hashish-only; 188 foreign nationals; 345 in 2024.
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