Drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen
Yemen: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
73,107 people
in 2002
All-time low
0 people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen peaked at 73,107 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 84th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66,216 people | — |
| 2001 | 69,598 people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 73,107 people | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 72,928 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 72,537 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 72,030 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 71,384 people | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 70,452 people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 69,198 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 67,603 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 65,610 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 63,171 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 60,308 people | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 57,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 53,218 people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 48,897 people | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 43,996 people | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 38,498 people | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 32,338 people | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 25,496 people | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 17,906 people | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 9,536 people | -46.7% |
| 2022 | 375.9 people | -96.1% |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 16,882 people. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 375.9 people | 0 people |
| 2022 | -96.1% | 9,536 people | 375.9 people |
| 2021 | -46.7% | 17,906 people | 9,536 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,505 people | 66,216 people | 73,107 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,853 people | 25,496 people | 65,610 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,564 people | 0 people | 17,906 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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- 84 Albania 0 people
- 84 Andorra 0 people
- 84 Anguilla 0 people
- 84 Australia 0 people
- 84 Austria 0 people
- 84 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 84 Belarus 0 people
- 84 Belgium 0 people
- 84 Belize 0 people compare
- 84 Bermuda 0 people
- 84 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 84 Brazil 0 people compare
- 84 Bulgaria 0 people
- 84 Burundi 0 people compare
- 84 Canada 0 people
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- 84 Colombia 0 people
- 84 Cook Islands 0 people
- 84 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 84 Croatia 0 people
- 84 Denmark 0 people
- 84 East Timor 0 people compare
- 84 Ecuador 0 people compare
- 84 El Salvador 0 people compare
- 84 Estonia 0 people
- 84 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 84 Finland 0 people
- 84 France 0 people
- 84 Germany 0 people
- 84 Ghana 0 people compare
- 84 Gibraltar 0 people
- 84 Greece 0 people
- 84 Guyana 0 people compare
- 84 Honduras 0 people compare
- 84 Hong Kong 0 people
- 84 Hungary 0 people
- 84 Iceland 0 people
- 84 Iraq 0 people compare
- 84 Ireland 0 people
- 84 Israel 0 people
- 84 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 84 Kiribati 0 people
- 84 Kuwait 0 people
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 0 people compare
- 84 Laos 0 people compare
- 84 Latvia 0 people
- 84 Lithuania 0 people
- 84 Luxembourg 0 people
- 84 Macao 0 people
- 84 Maldives 0 people
- 84 Mali 0 people compare
- 84 Malta 0 people
- 84 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 84 Mauritania 0 people compare
- 84 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 84 Mexico 0 people compare
- 84 Moldova 0 people
- 84 Monaco 0 people
- 84 Mongolia 0 people compare
- 84 Montenegro 0 people compare
- 84 Morocco 0 people compare
- 84 Nauru 0 people
- 84 Netherlands 0 people
- 84 New Zealand 0 people
- 84 North Korea 0 people
- 84 North Macedonia 0 people
- 84 Norway 0 people
- 84 Oman 0 people compare
- 84 Palau 0 people
- 84 Palestine 0 people compare
- 84 Panama 0 people compare
- 84 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 84 Philippines 0 people compare
- 84 Poland 0 people
- 84 Portugal 0 people
- 84 Romania 0 people
- 84 Saint Barthelemy 0 people
- 84 Saint Lucia 0 people
- 84 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people
- 84 Samoa 0 people compare
- 84 San Marino 0 people
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people compare
- 84 Senegal 0 people compare
- 84 Serbia 0 people
- 84 Singapore 0 people
- 84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people
- 84 Slovakia 0 people
- 84 Spain 0 people
- 84 Sri Lanka 0 people
- 84 Sweden 0 people
- 84 Switzerland 0 people
- 84 Thailand 0 people compare
- 84 Tonga 0 people
- 84 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 84 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
- 84 Tuvalu 0 people
- 84 United Arab Emirates 0 people
- 84 United Kingdom 0 people
- 84 United States 0 people
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More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Yemen was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 73,107 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Yemen ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.