Number of people without access to electricity in Yemen
Yemen: Number of people without access to electricity was 5.56 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5.56 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Yemen peaked at 13.53 million people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.56 million people, in 2024.
That places Yemen 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.34 million people | 9.97 million people | 11.14 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 million people | 6.88 million people | 13.53 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.99 million people | 5.56 million people | 9.43 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 28 Philippines 6.02 million people compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 6.00 million people compare
- 30 Benin 5.93 million people compare
- 32 Haiti 5.43 million people compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 5.25 million people compare
- 34 Afghanistan 5.20 million people compare
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (2019)
- Gas production 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 31.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Yemen?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Yemen was 5.56 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 13.53 million people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 million people in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.