Access to electricity, urban in Yemen
Yemen: Access to electricity, urban was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
174th
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
85.0%
in 2018
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Access to electricity, urban in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Yemen stood at 95.0%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Access to electricity, urban in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 91.2% | — |
| 1993 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 89.8% | 92.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 85.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.1% | 96.1% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Yemen?
- Access to electricity, urban in Yemen was 95.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Yemen ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.