Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen is 4.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 43rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 22.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 10.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.019 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Yemen was 4.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Yemen ranks 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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