Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Yemen, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 63.3% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Yemen peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2007.
Yemen ranks 61st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 43.9% | — |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.9% | 44.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 44.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 57.9% | 63.3% | 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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Yemen?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Yemen was 63.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2007.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Yemen ranks 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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