People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 65.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 65.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Yemen peaked at 65.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 61st 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: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 65.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.4%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 65.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.1%, 72% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.2% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 59.0% | 65.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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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 65.5% 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 65.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Yemen ranks 61st 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 19.0%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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