Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen
Yemen: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel was 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.87 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
126th
of 219 countries
All-time high
398.74 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2010
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen stood at 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen peaked at 398.74 kilowatt-hours per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1980.
That places Yemen 126th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2009 | 155.92 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010 | 398.74 kilowatt-hours per person | +155.7% |
| 2011 | 268.7 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 185.62 kilowatt-hours per person | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 390.75 kilowatt-hours per person | +110.5% |
| 2014 | 185.76 kilowatt-hours per person | -52.5% |
| 2015 | 291.92 kilowatt-hours per person | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 170.67 kilowatt-hours per person | -41.5% |
| 2017 | 98.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 29.62 kilowatt-hours per person | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 3.29 kilowatt-hours per person | -88.9% |
| 2020 | 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.14 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.05 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,192 kilowatt-hours per person, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 155.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 202.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 398.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 123 Afghanistan 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 124 Senegal 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 125 Niger 10.72 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 127 Haiti 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 128 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Botswana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Cambodia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Eswatini 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 French Guiana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Guadeloupe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Honduras 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Laos 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 128 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Madagascar 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Malawi 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Martinique 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Mauritius 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Micronesia (country) 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Mongolia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Montenegro 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Netherlands Antilles 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 New Caledonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 North Korea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Reunion 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Sri Lanka 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Tuvalu 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Zambia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 128 Zimbabwe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
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 fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen?
- Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel in Yemen was 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 398.74 kilowatt-hours per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Yemen ranks 126th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.