People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 71.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 71.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen peaked at 78.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 34th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.7% | — |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.7% | 75.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 71.2% | 74.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 31 El Salvador 75.0% compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 73.1% compare
- 33 Panama 72.0% compare
- 35 Pakistan 71.1% compare
- 36 Suriname 70.5% compare
- 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.4% compare
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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0439 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen was 71.2% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Yemen ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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