People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 98.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 98.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen peaked at 98.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 50th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.3% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
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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 98.3% 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 98.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Yemen ranks 50th 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 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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