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

Yemen: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 94.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
94.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 97 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2015
All-time low
90.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060801002000200820172000: 90.7 lowest2001: 90.7 lowest2002: 90.7 lowest2003: 90.7 lowest2004: 90.7 lowest2005: 91 lowest2006: 91.4 lowest2007: 91.8 lowest2008: 92.2 lowest2009: 92.6 lowest2010: 93 lowest2011: 93.3 lowest2012: 93.7 lowest2013: 94.1 lowest2014: 94.5 lowest2015: 94.9 lowest2016: 94.9 lowest2017: 94.9 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, urban (% of) in Yemen is 94.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen peaked at 94.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 40th 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, urban (% of) in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Yemen, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 90.7%
2001 90.7% +0.0%
2002 90.7% +0.0%
2003 90.7% +0.0%
2004 90.7% +0.0%
2005 91.0% +0.4%
2006 91.4% +0.4%
2007 91.8% +0.4%
2008 92.2% +0.4%
2009 92.6% +0.4%
2010 93.0% +0.4%
2011 93.3% +0.4%
2012 93.7% +0.4%
2013 94.1% +0.4%
2014 94.5% +0.4%
2015 94.9% +0.4%
2016 94.9% +0.0%
2017 94.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.2% 90.7% 92.6% 10
2010s 94.1% 93.0% 94.9% 8

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 37 Viet Nam 96.0% compare
  2. 38 Dominican Republic 95.4% compare
  3. 39 Algeria 94.9% compare
  4. 41 Jamaica 94.7% compare
  5. 42 Pakistan 94.6% compare
  6. 43 Nicaragua 94.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen was 94.9% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
Yemen ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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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