Electricity generation from oil per person in Yemen
Yemen: Electricity generation from oil per person was 113.35 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil 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
In 2024, electricity generation from oil per person in Yemen stood at 113.35 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Yemen peaked at 260.83 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.2 kilowatt-hours, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 108th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Yemen, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 173.77 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 179.97 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 180.94 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 191.09 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 197.33 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 209.3 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 228.94 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 247.96 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 260.83 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 260.34 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 213.05 kilowatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 176.56 kilowatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 170.57 kilowatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 197.18 kilowatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 155.49 kilowatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 108.47 kilowatt-hours | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 95.61 kilowatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 87.94 kilowatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 78.92 kilowatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 70.63 kilowatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 56.46 kilowatt-hours | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2 kilowatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 51.8 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 115.25 kilowatt-hours | +122.5% |
| 2024 | 113.35 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 113.35 kilowatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.89 kilowatt-hours, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 113.35 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 111.23 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +122.5% | 51.8 kilowatt-hours | 115.25 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.05 kilowatt-hours | 173.77 kilowatt-hours | 260.83 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.44 kilowatt-hours | 70.63 kilowatt-hours | 213.05 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.01 kilowatt-hours | 48.2 kilowatt-hours | 115.25 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 oil per person in Yemen?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Yemen was 113.35 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 oil per person recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 260.83 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Yemen ranks 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.