People using at least basic drinking water services in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic drinking water services was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services 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
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Yemen stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Yemen peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 40.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 51.8% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 68.2% | 75.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Yemen?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Yemen was 75.0% 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 using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Yemen ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.