People without electricity country, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.137 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Yemen is 0.137 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.5923 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.137 units per person, in 2024.
That places Yemen 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.559 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.5923 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5802 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5681 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.556 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.574 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.532 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5201 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.508 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.496 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.485 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.474 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.504 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.452 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.442 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.428 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.416 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.404 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.392 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.476 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.244 units per person | -48.7% |
| 2014 | 0.339 units per person | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.326 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.311 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.208 units per person | -33.1% |
| 2018 | 0.38 units per person | +82.7% |
| 2019 | 0.272 units per person | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.261 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.251 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.24 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.164 units per person | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 0.137 units per person | -16.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.137 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.563 units per person, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without electricity country, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +82.7% | 0.208 units per person | 0.38 units per person |
| 2013 | -48.7% | 0.476 units per person | 0.244 units per person |
| 2014 | +38.9% | 0.244 units per person | 0.339 units per person |
| 2017 | -33.1% | 0.311 units per person | 0.208 units per person |
| 2023 | -31.7% | 0.24 units per person | 0.164 units per person |
| 2012 | +25.3% | 0.38 units per person | 0.476 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5602 units per person | 0.5201 units per person | 0.5923 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4609 units per person | 0.404 units per person | 0.508 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3328 units per person | 0.208 units per person | 0.476 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2106 units per person | 0.137 units per person | 0.261 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 46 Myanmar 0.196 units per person compare
- 47 Solomon Islands 0.185 units per person compare
- 48 Senegal 0.171 units per person compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.122 units per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.113 units per person compare
- 52 Micronesia (country) 0.111 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Yemen?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Yemen was 0.137 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5923 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.137 units per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.