People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 11.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Yemen stood at 11.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Yemen peaked at 11.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, 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, rural (% of rural) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.1% | 11.5% | 8 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Yemen?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Yemen was 11.5% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Yemen ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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