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, 1992–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity in Yemen stood at 5.56 million people. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
Yemen ranks 31st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.38 million people | — |
| 1993 | 9.22 million people | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 9.37 million people | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 9.51 million people | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.63 million people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.26 million people | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 9.81 million people | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 9.90 million people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.97 million people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.03 million people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.11 million people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.17 million people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.14 million people | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 10.30 million people | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.41 million people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.41 million people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.45 million people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.47 million people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.49 million people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.48 million people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.53 million people | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 7.15 million people | -47.2% |
| 2014 | 10.25 million people | +43.3% |
| 2015 | 10.16 million people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.99 million people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.88 million people | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 12.95 million people | +88.2% |
| 2019 | 9.55 million people | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 9.43 million people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.32 million people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.17 million people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.46 million people | -29.6% |
| 2024 | 5.56 million people | -13.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5.56 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million people, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity 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 | +88.2% | 6.88 million people | 12.95 million people |
| 2013 | -47.2% | 13.53 million people | 7.15 million people |
| 2014 | +43.3% | 7.15 million people | 10.25 million people |
| 2017 | -31.1% | 9.99 million people | 6.88 million people |
| 2023 | -29.6% | 9.17 million people | 6.46 million people |
| 2012 | +29.1% | 10.48 million people | 13.53 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.51 million people | 8.38 million people | 10.26 million people | 8 |
| 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
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2019)
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.