Nepal vs Yemen: Annual change in primary energy use

Nepal
2.79 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Yemen
3.14 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nepal rank
60th
Yemen rank
57th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Nepal
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.14 terawatt-hours against 2.79 terawatt-hours in Nepal, a difference of 0.35 terawatt-hours.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Yemen ahead.

Nepal ranks 60th and Yemen ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1857 terawatt-hours 1.89 terawatt-hours 1.7 terawatt-hours Yemen
1990s 0.7938 terawatt-hours -0.7721 terawatt-hours 1.57 terawatt-hours Nepal
2000s 0.4939 terawatt-hours 6.55 terawatt-hours 6.06 terawatt-hours Yemen
2010s 2 terawatt-hours -3.57 terawatt-hours 5.57 terawatt-hours Nepal
2020s 3.26 terawatt-hours -1.1 terawatt-hours 4.35 terawatt-hours Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Nepal or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.14 terawatt-hours against 2.79 terawatt-hours in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Nepal and Yemen?
0.35 terawatt-hours, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Yemen?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Yemen rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Nepal ranks 60th and Yemen ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.