Sudan vs Yemen: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Sudan
1,282 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Yemen
1,518 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sudan rank
189th
Yemen rank
187th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Sudan
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1,518 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person in Sudan, a difference of 236 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Sudan ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 845.08 kilowatt-hours per person 3,265 kilowatt-hours per person 2,420 kilowatt-hours per person Yemen
1990s 787.81 kilowatt-hours per person 2,776 kilowatt-hours per person 1,988 kilowatt-hours per person Yemen
2000s 1,561 kilowatt-hours per person 3,494 kilowatt-hours per person 1,933 kilowatt-hours per person Yemen
2010s 2,045 kilowatt-hours per person 2,438 kilowatt-hours per person 392.32 kilowatt-hours per person Yemen
2020s 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person 1,599 kilowatt-hours per person 18.68 kilowatt-hours per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Sudan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1,518 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Sudan and Yemen?
236 kilowatt-hours per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Sudan ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 187th of 218 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 Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.