People using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 63.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.2% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 59.8% | 63.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 570,800 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 578,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 607,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 561,315 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.65 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 17.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 589,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 543,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Yemen was 63.1% 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 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Yemen ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 at least basic sanitation services (% of 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.