Fuel exports in Yemen
Yemen: Fuel exports was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Fuel exports in Yemen, 2001–2019
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1% for fuel exports in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Yemen peaked at 95.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 146th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Fuel exports in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.7% | — |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -99.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.6%, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel exports 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 | -99.7% | 69.6% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.7% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 0.1% | 92.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 143 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
- 144 Ireland 0.4% compare
- 145 Jordan 0.3% compare
- 147 Sierra Leone 0.1% compare
- 148 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 149 Hong Kong, China 0.1% compare
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 fuel exports in Yemen?
- Fuel exports in Yemen was 0.1% in 2019, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for fuel exports?
- Yemen ranks 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is fuel exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.