Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Coal consumption per person
Saudi Arabia
50.39 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Yemen
66.42 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
110th
Yemen rank
107th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 66.42 kilowatt-hours per person against 50.39 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 16.03 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and Yemen ranks 107th of 215 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 13.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 37.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7563 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 42.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 66.42 kilowatt-hours per person against 50.39 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 16.03 kilowatt-hours per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Yemen rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and Yemen ranks 107th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.