Population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen
Yemen: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
73rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2024
All-time low
21.4%
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +2.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 27.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 27.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 58% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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