Electricity production by source in Yemen
Yemen: Electricity production by source was 10.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Yemen, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production by source in Yemen is 10.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 25,949.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Yemen peaked at 10.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 70th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +59.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +44.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +134.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +1493.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +60.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +82.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 10.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.6%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 10.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7%, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1493.9% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.5% | 2 |
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)
- 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 by source in Yemen?
- Electricity production by source in Yemen was 10.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for electricity production by source?
- Yemen ranks 70th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25,949.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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