People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Yemen

Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 96.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
96.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 97 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 2015
All-time low
87.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Yemen, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 87.7 highest2001: 87.7 highest2002: 87.7 highest2003: 87.7 highest2004: 87.7 highest2005: 88.5 highest2006: 89.3 highest2007: 90.1 highest2008: 90.8 highest2009: 91.6 highest2010: 92.4 highest2011: 93.2 highest2012: 94 highest2013: 94.8 highest2014: 95.6 highest2015: 96.2 highest2016: 96.2 highest2017: 96.2 highest

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

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Yemen stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Yemen peaked at 96.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2000.

That places Yemen 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Yemen, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 87.7%
2001 87.7% +0.0%
2002 87.7% +0.0%
2003 87.7% +0.0%
2004 87.7% +0.0%
2005 88.5% +0.9%
2006 89.3% +0.9%
2007 90.1% +0.9%
2008 90.8% +0.9%
2009 91.6% +0.9%
2010 92.4% +0.9%
2011 93.2% +0.9%
2012 94.0% +0.9%
2013 94.8% +0.8%
2014 95.6% +0.8%
2015 96.2% +0.6%
2016 96.2% +0.0%
2017 96.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.9% 87.7% 91.6% 10
2010s 94.8% 92.4% 96.2% 8

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 35 Belarus 96.3% compare
  2. 36 Palestine, State of 96.2% compare
  3. 37 Kyrgyzstan 96.2% compare
  4. 39 Indonesia 96.0% compare
  5. 40 Guyana 95.9% compare
  6. 41 Algeria 95.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Yemen?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Yemen was 96.2% 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): q5 recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Yemen ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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