Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen
Yemen: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals was 1.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Industrial water as a share of total water 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 % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen is 1.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 140th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen?
- Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen was 1.8% 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 industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Yemen ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is industrial water as a share of total water 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 Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industrial water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).