People practicing open defecation in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.9% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Yemen peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 22.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 10.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation in Yemen was 4.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Yemen ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.