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.
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
- 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 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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