People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 79.9% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen stood at 79.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Yemen peaked at 79.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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 | 65.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 73.1% | 79.9% | 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 79.9% 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 79.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Yemen ranks 62nd 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 15.7%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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