Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0016 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0016 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0115 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 people per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 66th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0111 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0113 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.011 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.009 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 people per person | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 people per person | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 people per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 people per person | -29.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0016 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0016 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 36.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 | -29.0% | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0016 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0107 people per person | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0115 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 0.009 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0042 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Yemen?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Yemen was 0.0016 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 people per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.