Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen
Yemen: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 80.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen stood at 80.3%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2021.
That places Yemen 83rd out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 80.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 80.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 84.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.2% | 81.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Yemen was 80.3% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Yemen ranks 83rd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.