Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen
Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 66,044 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen is 66,044 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen peaked at 245,273 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66,044 people, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 41st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 217,796 people | — |
| 2001 | 228,921 people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 240,461 people | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 242,088 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 243,238 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 244,253 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 245,089 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 245,273 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 244,705 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 243,344 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 241,014 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 237,562 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 233,099 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 227,595 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 220,978 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 213,049 people | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 203,688 people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 192,894 people | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 180,439 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 166,330 people | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 150,290 people | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 132,193 people | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 112,282 people | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 90,346 people | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 66,044 people | -26.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 66,044 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 161,906 people, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 66,044 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,073 people, 31.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -26.9% | 90,346 people | 66,044 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 239,517 people | 217,796 people | 245,273 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,665 people | 166,330 people | 241,014 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,231 people | 66,044 people | 150,290 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Yemen was 66,044 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 245,273 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,044 people in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Yemen ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.