Electricity generation from gas per person in Yemen
Yemen: Electricity generation from gas per person was 1.48 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.48 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
116th
of 207 countries
All-time high
97.6 kilowatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from gas per person in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in Yemen is 1.48 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Yemen peaked at 97.6 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Yemen 116th out of 207 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.
Electricity generation from gas per person in Yemen, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 77 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 48.58 kilowatt-hours | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 78.08 kilowatt-hours | +60.7% |
| 2013 | 92.79 kilowatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 97.6 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 72.53 kilowatt-hours | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 49.21 kilowatt-hours | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 28.71 kilowatt-hours | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 9.39 kilowatt-hours | -67.3% |
| 2019 | 9.11 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.35 kilowatt-hours | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 16.96 kilowatt-hours | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 14.13 kilowatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.52 kilowatt-hours | -89.2% |
| 2024 | 1.48 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.48 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,722 kilowatt-hours, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3 kilowatt-hours | 9.11 kilowatt-hours | 97.6 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.09 kilowatt-hours | 1.48 kilowatt-hours | 16.96 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 113 Guyana 12.03 kilowatt-hours compare
- 114 Sweden 10.32 kilowatt-hours compare
- 115 Niger 1.85 kilowatt-hours compare
- 117 Senegal 1.08 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Afghanistan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Albania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Botswana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Eswatini 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Guatemala 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Honduras 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Laos 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Madagascar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Malawi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mauritius 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mongolia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Montenegro 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 New Caledonia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 North Korea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 South Africa 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Zambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Zimbabwe 0 kilowatt-hours
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 generation from gas per person in Yemen?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Yemen was 1.48 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Yemen ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person 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 Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.