People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Yemen
Yemen: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 65.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Yemen stood at 65.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Yemen peaked at 66.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 50th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 65.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.6%, 2.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 65.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.3%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 66.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 65.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.6% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.3% compare
- 48 Egypt 69.0% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 67.6% compare
- 51 Mexico 65.4% compare
- 52 Russian Federation 64.9% compare
- 53 Algeria 64.6% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Yemen?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Yemen was 65.6% 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, urban recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Yemen ranks 50th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 safely managed 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 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.