Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 66.97 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Yemen, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Yemen stood at 66.97. 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 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Yemen peaked at 66.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.43, in 2000.
That places Yemen 192nd out of 225 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 | 49.61 | 46.43 | 53.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.71 | 54.62 | 62.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.29 | 63.6 | 66.97 | 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 46,827 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.5 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.5 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.04 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Yemen?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Yemen was 66.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 66.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.43 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Yemen ranks 192nd out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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