Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.137 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen is 0.137 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.508 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.137 people per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 49th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.508 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.496 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.485 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.474 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.504 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.452 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.442 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.428 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.416 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.404 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.392 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.476 people per person | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.244 people per person | -48.7% |
| 2014 | 0.339 people per person | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.326 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.311 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.208 people per person | -33.1% |
| 2018 | 0.38 people per person | +82.7% |
| 2019 | 0.272 people per person | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.261 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.251 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.24 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.164 people per person | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 0.137 people per person | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4609 people per person | 0.404 people per person | 0.508 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3328 people per person | 0.208 people per person | 0.476 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2106 people per person | 0.137 people per person | 0.261 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 46 Myanmar 0.196 people per person compare
- 47 Solomon Islands 0.185 people per person compare
- 48 Senegal 0.171 people per person compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.122 people per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.113 people per person compare
- 52 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.111 people per person 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Yemen was 0.137 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.508 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.137 people per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.