People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 37.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 37.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Yemen peaked at 37.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 55th 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): Q2 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.5% | — |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 31.1% | 37.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Yemen?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Yemen was 37.4% 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): q2 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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