Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.049 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Yemen is 0.049 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.3286 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.049 people per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 50th of 214 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, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3286 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3266 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3246 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3105 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2966 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2827 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2691 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2555 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2421 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2289 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2157 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2028 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.19 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1773 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1648 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1524 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1403 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1282 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1164 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1047 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0932 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0819 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0708 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0598 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.049 people per person | -18.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.049 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.049 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 people per person, 89.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2865 people per person | 0.2289 people per person | 0.3286 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1593 people per person | 0.1047 people per person | 0.2157 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0709 people per person | 0.049 people per person | 0.0932 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, per capita in Yemen?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Yemen was 0.049 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3286 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 people per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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)
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Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.