People without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen
Yemen: People without basic handwashing facilities was 14.88 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen stood at 14.88 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen peaked at 15.34 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.64 million people, in 2007.
Yemen ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.64 million people | — |
| 2008 | 14.04 million people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 14.44 million people | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.84 million people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 15.24 million people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.28 million people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.31 million people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.33 million people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.34 million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.34 million people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.33 million people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.30 million people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.26 million people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.20 million people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.11 million people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.03 million people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.96 million people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.88 million people | -0.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 14.88 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.87 million people, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 14.88 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891,231 people, 16.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.04 million people | 13.64 million people | 14.44 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.26 million people | 14.84 million people | 15.34 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.04 million people | 14.88 million people | 15.20 million people | 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 people without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Yemen was 14.88 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 15.34 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.64 million people in 2007.
- How does Yemen rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Yemen ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.