Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen
Yemen: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 281.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen stood at 281.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen peaked at 281.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 161.1%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 161.1% | — |
| 2001 | 194.0% | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 202.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 210.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 219.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 227.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 232.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 237.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 242.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 247.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 252.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 258.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 264.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 269.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 275.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 281.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 281.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.6% | 161.1% | 247.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 272.8% | 252.6% | 281.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.5% | 281.5% | 281.5% | 4 |
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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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 111.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Yemen was 281.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 281.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.1% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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