People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 86.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen is 86.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 115th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.7% | — |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.7% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 86.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 5 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 5.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Yemen was 86.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Yemen ranks 115th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.