Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 90.85 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Yemen, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Yemen stood at 90.85. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Yemen peaked at 90.85 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.4, in 2000.
That places Yemen 181st out of 224 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 | 64.98 | 60.4 | 71.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.79 | 72.65 | 84.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.44 | 86 | 90.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β 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 Β°C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 Β°C (1998)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -68.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -9.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -24.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Yemen?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Yemen was 90.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 90.85 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Yemen ranks 181st out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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