People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 60.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen is 60.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen peaked at 60.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 43.0% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 52.3% | 60.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen was 60.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Yemen ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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