Population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen
Yemen: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 73rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.0% | 27.9% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Yemen?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen was 27.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Yemen ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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