Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Yemen
Yemen: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Yemen is 43.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Yemen peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 100th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.2% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 40.4% | 43.1% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Yemen?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Yemen was 43.1% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Yemen ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.