Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 28.12 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Yemen, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Yemen stood at 28.12. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Yemen peaked at 28.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.53, in 2002.
Yemen ranks 1st of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.74 | 20.53 | 23.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.36 | 23.81 | 26.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.61 | 27.08 | 28.12 | 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 unimproved sanitation facilites in Yemen?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Yemen was 28.12 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 28.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.53 in 2002.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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