Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1711 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1711 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.4646 people per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1711 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 65th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4125 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4336 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4585 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4607 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4626 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4642 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4646 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4635 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4609 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4565 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.45 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4415 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4311 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4185 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4035 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3858 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3654 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3418 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.315 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2847 people per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2504 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2127 people per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1711 people per square kilometre | -19.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1711 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1711 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 36.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4537 people per square kilometre | 0.4125 people per square kilometre | 0.4646 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4009 people per square kilometre | 0.315 people per square kilometre | 0.4565 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2297 people per square kilometre | 0.1711 people per square kilometre | 0.2847 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 62 Congo 0.182 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.1758 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.1725 people per square kilometre compare
- 66 Peru 0.1671 people per square kilometre compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 68 Guinea 0.1604 people per square kilometre 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.1711 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4646 people per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1711 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 65th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.