Hajj Stats 2002

These are some of the numbers of Hajj 2002


Amount of Zamzam water distributed by one company: 24 million litresTotal number of pilgrims in 2002: 2,371,468
Number of pilgrims in 1965: 294,000
Percentage of women among them: 45
Pilgrims from Indonesia: 198,544
Pilgrims from Saudi Arabia who were Saudi citizens:182,737
Meals served by commercial organizations over 5 days of Hajj: 10 million
More meals given by charities: 2 million
Loaves of bread distributed: 40 million
Number of animals sacrificed: 1,120,000
Percentage of meat processed and shipped as charity: 50
Estimated average speed of 2.3 million people moving from Arafat to Muzdalifah after sunset on 9th Dhul-Hijjah: 2 kilometers/hour
Amount of water misted over Arafat on 9th Dhul-Hijjah: 8850 cubic meters
Number of flights arriving at Jiddah with pilgrims in 2002: 6226
Number of tents in Mina: 43,200
Area given to tents in Mina: (618 acres) 2.5 square kilometers
Total area of Mina:(939 acres) 3.8 square kilometers
Number of times by which floor area of the Haram exceeds St. Peter's Basilica: 20
Number of times by which capacity of the Haram exceeds that of Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the world's largest: 5
Number of garbage trucks in Makkah: 550
Number of workers involved in cleaning and trash removal: 14,000