Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Yemen

Yemen: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 27.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.87
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
74th
of 100 countries
All-time high
27.87
in 2024
All-time low
21.38
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Yemen, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 23.72001: 23.72002: 23.72003: 23.52004: 23.22005: 23.12006: 22.92007: 22.72008: 22.62009: 22.42010: 22.22011: 22.12012: 21.92013: 21.72014: 21.62015: 21.42016: 22.12017: 22.82018: 23.52019: 24.22020: 252021: 25.72022: 26.42023: 27.12024: 27.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 27.87 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed 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 the urban and rural population using safely managed in Yemen peaked at 27.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.38, 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 the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Yemen, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 23.67 —
2001 23.67 +0.0%
2002 23.67 +0.0%
2003 23.46 -0.9%
2004 23.25 -0.9%
2005 23.08 -0.7%
2006 22.92 -0.7%
2007 22.75 -0.7%
2008 22.58 -0.7%
2009 22.41 -0.7%
2010 22.24 -0.8%
2011 22.07 -0.8%
2012 21.9 -0.8%
2013 21.73 -0.8%
2014 21.55 -0.8%
2015 21.38 -0.8%
2016 22.09 +3.3%
2017 22.8 +3.2%
2018 23.52 +3.1%
2019 24.24 +3.1%
2020 24.96 +3.0%
2021 25.68 +2.9%
2022 26.41 +2.8%
2023 27.14 +2.8%
2024 27.87 +2.7%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 27.87 is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.99, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 27.87 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.98, 58% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.15 22.41 23.67 10
2010s 22.35 21.38 24.24 10
2020s 26.41 24.96 27.87 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 71 Serbia 29.61 compare
  2. 72 Mali 29.08 compare
  3. 73 Trinidad and Tobago 28.35 compare
  4. 75 Nigeria 26.55 compare
  5. 76 Afghanistan 24.72 compare
  6. 77 Kiribati 23.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Yemen?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Yemen was 27.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 27.87 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 21.38 in 2015.
How does Yemen rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Yemen ranks 74th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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