Number without access to improved sanitation in Yemen
Yemen: Number without access to improved sanitation was 13.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.40 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 232 countries
All-time high
13.40 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.51 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number without access to improved sanitation in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 13.40 million for number without access to improved sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without access to improved sanitation in Yemen peaked at 13.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.51 million, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 17th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number without access to improved sanitation in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.51 million | — |
| 2001 | 10.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.16 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.28 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.38 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.40 million | +0.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 13.40 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.92 million, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 13.40 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75,900, 176.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.34 million | 10.51 million | 12.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.64 million | 12.14 million | 13.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.27 million | 13.15 million | 13.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 number without access to improved sanitation in Yemen?
- Number without access to improved sanitation in Yemen was 13.40 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without access to improved sanitation recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 13.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without access to improved sanitation recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.51 million in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for number without access to improved sanitation?
- Yemen ranks 17th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without access to improved sanitation rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Number without access to improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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