Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen
Yemen: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 27.9% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 74th of 100 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.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.0% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More population data for Yemen
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.88 million people (2100)
- Population density 208.41 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen was 27.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Yemen ranks 74th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.