People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Yemen

Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 60.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
60.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 97 countries
All-time high
60.5%
in 2015
All-time low
44.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Yemen, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 44.72001: 44.72002: 44.72003: 44.72004: 44.72005: 46.12006: 47.62007: 492008: 50.52009: 51.92010: 53.32011: 54.82012: 56.22013: 57.72014: 59.12015: 60.52016: 60.52017: 60.5

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Yemen is 60.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Yemen peaked at 60.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 51st 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): Q3 in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Yemen, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 44.7%
2001 44.7% +0.0%
2002 44.7% +0.0%
2003 44.7% +0.0%
2004 44.7% +0.0%
2005 46.1% +3.2%
2006 47.6% +3.1%
2007 49.0% +3.0%
2008 50.5% +2.9%
2009 51.9% +2.9%
2010 53.3% +2.8%
2011 54.8% +2.7%
2012 56.2% +2.6%
2013 57.7% +2.6%
2014 59.1% +2.5%
2015 60.5% +2.4%
2016 60.5% +0.0%
2017 60.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.9% 44.7% 51.9% 10
2010s 57.8% 53.3% 60.5% 8

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 48 Eswatini 63.9% compare
  2. 49 Pakistan 63.6% compare
  3. 50 Senegal 62.0% compare
  4. 52 Mongolia 59.4% compare
  5. 53 South Africa 55.5% compare
  6. 54 Lesotho 54.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Yemen?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Yemen was 60.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Yemen ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
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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