Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen
Yemen: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity was 9.94 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen is 9.94, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.1% on the previous year and up 5,410.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen peaked at 9.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 215th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0377 | — |
| 2009 | 0.0384 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0376 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0466 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0481 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0808 | +68.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1804 | +123.2% |
| 2015 | 1.93 | +971.8% |
| 2016 | 2.51 | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 3.12 | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 7.43 | +138.6% |
| 2019 | 7.24 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.13 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.94 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 9.94 | +38.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 9.94 is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.12, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 9.94 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 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 | +971.8% | 0.1804 | 1.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0076 | 0 | 0.0384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 0.0376 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 | 6.9 | 9.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 212 Central African Republic 11.12 compare
- 213 Sao Tome and Principe 10.5 compare
- 214 Burkina Faso 10.21 compare
- 216 Gambia 9.4 compare
- 217 Solomon Islands 8.88 compare
- 218 Madagascar 7.85 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 installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Yemen was 9.94 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Yemen ranks 215th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,410.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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