Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Electricity generation

Papua New Guinea
4.73 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Yemen
5.25 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Yemen rank
129th

Electricity generation over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Yemen
2468200020122024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 5.25 terawatt-hours against 4.73 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.52 terawatt-hours.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Yemen ranks 129th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 3.16 terawatt-hours 4.88 terawatt-hours 1.72 terawatt-hours Yemen
2010s 4.15 terawatt-hours 5.86 terawatt-hours 1.71 terawatt-hours Yemen
2020s 4.54 terawatt-hours 3.85 terawatt-hours 0.684 terawatt-hours Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 5.25 terawatt-hours against 4.73 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
0.52 terawatt-hours, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for electricity generation?
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Yemen ranks 129th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.