Proportion of population using surface water in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of population using surface water was 2.03 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using surface water in Yemen, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.03 for proportion of population using surface water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using surface water in Yemen peaked at 6.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 2nd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.42 | 4.62 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 2.83 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.03 | 2.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More population data for Yemen
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.88 million (2100)
- Population density 208.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 46,827 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using surface water in Yemen?
- Proportion of population using surface water in Yemen was 2.03 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using surface water recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using surface water recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of population using surface water?
- Yemen ranks 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using surface water rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using surface water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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