Electricity production from oil sources in Yemen
Yemen: Electricity production from oil sources was 88.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Yemen is 88.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2015.
That places Yemen 32nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil 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 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +46.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 58.7% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.2% | 89.0% | 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 electricity production from oil sources in Yemen?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Yemen was 88.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Yemen ranks 32nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.