Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Yemen
Yemen: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 84.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Yemen, 1990–2024
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 84.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% 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, 57.3%, in 2015.
That places Yemen 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 | 57.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +46.4% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | -5.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 84.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 84.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 8.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +46.4% | 63.8% | 93.4% |
| 2010 | -26.5% | 99.9% | 73.4% |
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 | 74.5% | 57.3% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 84.2% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Yemen?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Yemen was 84.2% in 2024, 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 57.3% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Yemen ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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.