Population using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen
Yemen: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 47.4% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 133rd out of 174 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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 47.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 47.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 50% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 35.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.8% | 47.4% | 5 |
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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen was 47.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Yemen ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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