Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 86.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 86.3 for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 86.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.77, in 1993.
Yemen ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.1 | — |
| 1993 | 40.77 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 41.99 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 43.19 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 44.4 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 42.6 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 46.8 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 47.99 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 49.2 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 50.4 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.5 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 52.6 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 49.6 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 54.8 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 55.8 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 58.4 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 59.6 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 60.8 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 62 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.4 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 75.6 | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 67.4 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.9 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 79.2 | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 62 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 72.8 | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 73.9 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 74.9 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 76 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 83.6 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3 | +3.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 86.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 86.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +44.3% | 52.4 | 75.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.98 | 40.77 | 47.99 | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.91 | 49.2 | 59.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.72 | 52.4 | 79.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.94 | 73.9 | 86.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 163 Micronesia (country) 88.9 compare
- 164 Nicaragua 88.7 compare
- 165 Afghanistan 87.8 compare
- 167 Senegal 82.9 compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 81.5 compare
- 169 Myanmar 80.4 compare
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Yemen was 86.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.77 in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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