Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Yemen
Yemen: Urban improved water access vs rural water access was 98.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 98.53 for urban improved water access vs rural water access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban improved water access vs rural water access in Yemen peaked at 98.53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.6, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 127th of 188 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 | 94.23 | 93.6 | 95.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4 | 95.4 | 97.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.08 | 97.63 | 98.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 124 Guinea 98.74 compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 98.74 compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 98.68 compare
- 128 Niger 98.5 compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.4 compare
- 130 Nauru 98.39 compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 46.86 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 680.44 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 41.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 22,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 311.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 4.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,141 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban improved water access vs rural water access in Yemen?
- Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Yemen was 98.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 98.53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for urban improved water access vs rural water access?
- Yemen ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban improved water access vs rural water access rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Urban improved water access vs rural water access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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