Access to basic services in Yemen
Yemen: Access to basic services was 86.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to basic services in Yemen is 86.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Yemen peaked at 86.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.77, in 1993.
Yemen ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.1 | — |
| 1993 | 40.77 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 41.99 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 43.19 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 44.4 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 42.6 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 46.8 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 47.99 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 49.2 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 50.4 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.5 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 52.6 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 49.6 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 54.8 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 55.8 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 58.4 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 59.6 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 60.8 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 62 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.4 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 75.6 | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 67.4 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.9 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 79.2 | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 62 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 72.8 | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 73.9 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 74.9 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 76 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 83.6 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3 | +3.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 86.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 86.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +44.3% | 52.4 | 75.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.98 | 40.77 | 47.99 | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.91 | 49.2 | 59.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.72 | 52.4 | 79.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.94 | 73.9 | 86.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 163 Micronesia (country) 88.9 compare
- 164 Nicaragua 88.7 compare
- 165 Afghanistan 87.8 compare
- 167 Senegal 82.9 compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 81.5 compare
- 169 Myanmar 80.4 compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Yemen?
- Access to basic services in Yemen was 86.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.77 in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for access to basic services?
- Yemen ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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