People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3303 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen is 0.3303 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.5357 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3303 people per person, in 2024.
That places Yemen 34th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5357 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5328 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5299 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5202 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5106 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.501 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4915 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.482 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4726 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4632 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4538 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4446 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4354 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4262 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4171 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4081 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3991 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3903 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3814 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3727 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.364 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3555 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.347 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3386 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3303 people per person | -2.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.3303 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.3303 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 114.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5039 people per person | 0.4632 people per person | 0.5357 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4129 people per person | 0.3727 people per person | 0.4538 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3471 people per person | 0.3303 people per person | 0.364 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Yemen was 0.3303 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5357 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3303 people per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.