Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Yemen
Yemen: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Yemen stood at 65.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Yemen peaked at 65.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 141st out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 40.1% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 57.9% | 65.9% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Yemen?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Yemen was 65.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Yemen ranks 141st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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