People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen

Yemen: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
74th
of 100 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2024
All-time low
21.4%
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 23.7 % of rural population2001: 23.7 % of rural population2002: 23.7 % of rural population2003: 23.5 % of rural population2004: 23.2 % of rural population2005: 23.1 % of rural population2006: 22.9 % of rural population2007: 22.7 % of rural population2008: 22.6 % of rural population2009: 22.4 % of rural population2010: 22.2 % of rural population2011: 22.1 % of rural population2012: 21.9 % of rural population2013: 21.7 % of rural population2014: 21.6 % of rural population2015: 21.4 % of rural population2016: 22.1 % of rural population2017: 22.8 % of rural population2018: 23.5 % of rural population2019: 24.2 % of rural population2020: 25 % of rural population2021: 25.7 % of rural population2022: 26.4 % of rural population2023: 27.1 % of rural population2024: 27.9 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen is 27.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2015.

That places Yemen 74th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Yemen, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 23.7%
2001 23.7% +0.0%
2002 23.7% +0.0%
2003 23.5% -0.9%
2004 23.2% -0.9%
2005 23.1% -0.7%
2006 22.9% -0.7%
2007 22.7% -0.7%
2008 22.6% -0.7%
2009 22.4% -0.7%
2010 22.2% -0.8%
2011 22.1% -0.8%
2012 21.9% -0.8%
2013 21.7% -0.8%
2014 21.6% -0.8%
2015 21.4% -0.8%
2016 22.1% +3.3%
2017 22.8% +3.2%
2018 23.5% +3.1%
2019 24.2% +3.1%
2020 25.0% +3.0%
2021 25.7% +2.9%
2022 26.4% +2.8%
2023 27.1% +2.8%
2024 27.9% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.1% 22.4% 23.7% 10
2010s 22.4% 21.4% 24.2% 10
2020s 26.4% 25.0% 27.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen?
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Yemen was 27.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2015.
How does Yemen rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
Yemen ranks 74th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,114 data points, 2000–2024
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.