Yemen vs Zimbabwe: Primary energy use

Yemen
61.6 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zimbabwe
67.52 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Yemen rank
104th
Zimbabwe rank
101st

Primary energy use over time

  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe
20406080100198020022024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 67.52 terawatt-hours against 61.6 terawatt-hours in Yemen, a difference of 5.92 terawatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Yemen ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Yemen Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 37.15 terawatt-hours 39.21 terawatt-hours 2.06 terawatt-hours Zimbabwe
1990s 45.01 terawatt-hours 51.71 terawatt-hours 6.7 terawatt-hours Zimbabwe
2000s 79.44 terawatt-hours 41.47 terawatt-hours 37.97 terawatt-hours Yemen
2010s 73.32 terawatt-hours 42.03 terawatt-hours 31.29 terawatt-hours Yemen
2020s 61.12 terawatt-hours 49.75 terawatt-hours 11.37 terawatt-hours Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 67.52 terawatt-hours against 61.6 terawatt-hours in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use between Yemen and Zimbabwe?
5.92 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Yemen and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary energy use?
Yemen ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st 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 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
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, 10,722 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.