Municipal waste collected in Yemen
Yemen: Municipal waste collected was 1.58 million in 2013. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Yemen, 2000–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Yemen is 1.58 million, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Yemen peaked at 1.58 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 822,000, in 2001.
Yemen ranks 56th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 million | — |
| 2001 | 822,000 | -35.1% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million | +59.4% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.53 million | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million | +3.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.58 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 million, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.58 million is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.71 million, 58% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste collected 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +59.4% | 822,000 | 1.31 million |
| 2001 | -35.1% | 1.27 million | 822,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 million | 822,000 | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 1.45 million | 1.58 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 municipal waste collected in Yemen?
- Municipal waste collected in Yemen was 1.58 million in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,000 in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for municipal waste collected?
- Yemen ranks 56th out of 108 countries with data for 2013.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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