Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen
Yemen: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 31.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2023, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen stood at 31.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen peaked at 32.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 7th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5% | — |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +45.1% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 11.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 22.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.7% | 31.3% | 4 |
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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 electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Yemen was 31.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Yemen ranks 7th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.