Annual freshwater withdrawals in Yemen
Yemen: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 3.56 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals in Yemen stood at 3.56 billion billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Yemen peaked at 3.56 billion billion cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.92 billion billion cubic meters, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 74th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 billion billion cubic meters | 2.92 billion billion cubic meters | 3.34 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 billion billion cubic meters | 3.38 billion billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 71 Belgium 4.30 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 72 Kenya 4.03 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 73 Tunisia 3.86 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 75 Costa Rica 3.45 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 76 Guatemala 3.32 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 77 Somalia 3.30 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 32.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8107 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0196 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Yemen?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Yemen was 3.56 billion billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 billion billion cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 billion billion cubic meters in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Yemen ranks 74th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.