People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen

Yemen: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 29.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 97 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2015
All-time low
15.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 15.5 lowest2001: 15.5 lowest2002: 15.5 lowest2003: 15.5 lowest2004: 15.5 lowest2005: 16.7 lowest2006: 18 lowest2007: 19.2 lowest2008: 20.4 lowest2009: 21.7 lowest2010: 22.9 lowest2011: 24.1 lowest2012: 25.4 lowest2013: 26.6 lowest2014: 27.8 lowest2015: 29.1 lowest2016: 29.1 lowest2017: 29.1 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen is 29.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen peaked at 29.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.

That places Yemen 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Yemen, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 15.5%
2001 15.5% +0.0%
2002 15.5% +0.0%
2003 15.5% +0.0%
2004 15.5% +0.0%
2005 16.7% +8.0%
2006 18.0% +7.4%
2007 19.2% +6.9%
2008 20.4% +6.4%
2009 21.7% +6.0%
2010 22.9% +5.7%
2011 24.1% +5.4%
2012 25.4% +5.1%
2013 26.6% +4.9%
2014 27.8% +4.6%
2015 29.1% +4.4%
2016 29.1% +0.0%
2017 29.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.3% 15.5% 21.7% 10
2010s 26.8% 22.9% 29.1% 8

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 85 Uganda 32.6% compare
  2. 86 Mauritania 31.0% compare
  3. 87 Zambia 30.4% compare
  4. 89 Ethiopia 24.2% compare
  5. 90 Haiti 22.4% compare
  6. 91 Chad 22.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen was 29.1% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Yemen ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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