Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Yemen
Yemen: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 63.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 63.08 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Yemen peaked at 63.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.42, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 178th of 225 countries on this measure, 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 | 46.46 | 43.42 | 50.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.16 | 51.24 | 59.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.47 | 59.84 | 63.08 | 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 share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Yemen?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Yemen was 63.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.42 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Yemen ranks 178th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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