People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Yemen
Yemen: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2921 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.2921 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Yemen peaked at 0.504 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2921 people per person, in 2024.
That places Yemen 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.504 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5004 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4968 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4869 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4769 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4671 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4572 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4475 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4378 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4281 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4185 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.409 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3995 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3901 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3808 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3715 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3624 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3533 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3443 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3353 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3265 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3178 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3091 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3006 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2921 people per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4703 people per person | 0.4281 people per person | 0.504 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3765 people per person | 0.3353 people per person | 0.4185 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3092 people per person | 0.2921 people per person | 0.3265 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Yemen?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Yemen was 0.2921 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.504 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2921 people per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Yemen ranks 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.