Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen is 63.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 200th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 63.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.8%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 63.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.6%, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.2% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 59.8% | 63.1% | 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Yemen was 63.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Yemen ranks 200th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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