People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Yemen

Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 13.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2015
All-time low
6.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Yemen, 2000–2017

0510152000200820172000: 6.7 lowest2001: 6.7 lowest2002: 6.7 lowest2003: 6.7 lowest2004: 6.7 lowest2005: 7.3 lowest2006: 7.9 lowest2007: 8.5 lowest2008: 9.1 lowest2009: 9.7 lowest2010: 10.3 lowest2011: 10.9 lowest2012: 11.5 lowest2013: 12.1 lowest2014: 12.8 lowest2015: 13.4 lowest2016: 13.4 lowest2017: 13.4 lowest

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

Analysis

Yemen recorded 13.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Yemen peaked at 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 68th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Yemen, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 6.7%
2001 6.7% +0.0%
2002 6.7% +0.0%
2003 6.7% +0.0%
2004 6.7% +0.0%
2005 7.3% +9.1%
2006 7.9% +8.4%
2007 8.5% +7.7%
2008 9.1% +7.2%
2009 9.7% +6.7%
2010 10.3% +6.3%
2011 10.9% +5.9%
2012 11.5% +5.6%
2013 12.1% +5.3%
2014 12.8% +5.0%
2015 13.4% +4.8%
2016 13.4% +0.0%
2017 13.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.6% 6.7% 9.7% 10
2010s 12.2% 10.3% 13.4% 8

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 65 Mali 14.4% compare
  2. 66 Gabon 14.2% compare
  3. 67 Zambia 14.0% compare
  4. 69 Sao Tome and Principe 12.8% compare
  5. 70 Angola 12.0% compare
  6. 71 Haiti 11.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Yemen?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Yemen was 13.4% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Yemen ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of 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, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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