People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen
Yemen: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 23.08 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen is 23.08 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen peaked at 23.08 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.77 million people, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 24th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.77 million people | — |
| 2001 | 13.12 million people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.47 million people | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.85 million people | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 14.24 million people | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.67 million people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.13 million people | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 15.60 million people | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.08 million people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.57 million people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.06 million people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.56 million people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.06 million people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.58 million people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.12 million people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.66 million people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.03 million people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.41 million people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.78 million people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.16 million people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.53 million people | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.87 million people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 22.25 million people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 22.67 million people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 23.08 million people | +1.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 23.08 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.58 million people, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 23.08 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48 million people, 9.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.55 million people | 12.77 million people | 16.57 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.24 million people | 17.06 million people | 21.16 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.28 million people | 21.53 million people | 23.08 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 21 Madagascar 27.87 million people compare
- 22 Niger 24.56 million people compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 23.28 million people compare
- 25 Mozambique 22.88 million people compare
- 26 Iraq 22.61 million people compare
- 27 Argentina 22.59 million people compare
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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Yemen was 23.08 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 23.08 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.77 million people in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.