Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Yemen
Yemen: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas 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 %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 73.8% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Yemen peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2007.
Yemen ranks 60th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 69.5% | — |
| 2008 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 73.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 73.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 82% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 69.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 72.5% | 73.8% | 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 access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Yemen?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Yemen was 73.8% 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 access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2007.
- How does Yemen rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Yemen ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.