Yemen - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Yemen was 50.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 50.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.25 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 29.25
2001 29.25
2002 29.25
2003 30.56
2004 31.80
2005 33.03
2006 34.25
2007 35.46
2008 36.67
2009 37.88
2010 39.07
2011 40.26
2012 41.45
2013 42.62
2014 43.79
2015 44.96
2016 46.12
2017 47.27
2018 48.41
2019 49.55
2020 50.68

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Yemen was 77.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.53 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 73.53
2001 73.53
2002 73.53
2003 73.78
2004 73.97
2005 74.16
2006 74.35
2007 74.55
2008 74.74
2009 74.93
2010 75.12
2011 75.31
2012 75.50
2013 75.69
2014 75.88
2015 76.07
2016 76.26
2017 76.45
2018 76.64
2019 76.83
2020 77.01

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Yemen was 60.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 40.88 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 40.88
2001 41.11
2002 41.34
2003 42.60
2004 43.77
2005 44.93
2006 46.08
2007 47.21
2008 48.33
2009 49.44
2010 50.53
2011 51.61
2012 52.67
2013 53.72
2014 54.76
2015 55.78
2016 56.79
2017 57.78
2018 58.75
2019 59.72
2020 60.66

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention