Sanitation facilities usage in Yemen
Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage was 1.99 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Yemen stood at 1.99 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Yemen peaked at 6.76 million people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.99 million people, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 28th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.40 million people | 5.93 million people | 6.76 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 million people | 3.68 million people | 5.77 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million people | 1.99 million people | 3.37 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Yemen?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Yemen was 1.99 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 million people in 2002.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 million people in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Yemen ranks 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. 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. 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.