Electricity demand per person in Yemen

Yemen: Electricity demand per person was 129.36 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
129.36 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
198th
of 214 countries
All-time high
290.05 kilowatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
78.62 kilowatt-hours
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand per person in Yemen, 2000–2024

1001502002503002000201220242000: 173.8 kilowatt-hours2001: 180 kilowatt-hours2002: 180.9 kilowatt-hours2003: 191.1 kilowatt-hours2004: 197.3 kilowatt-hours2005: 209.3 kilowatt-hours2006: 228.9 kilowatt-hours2007: 248 kilowatt-hours2008: 260.8 kilowatt-hours2009: 260.3 kilowatt-hours2010: 290 kilowatt-hours2011: 225.1 kilowatt-hours2012: 248.6 kilowatt-hours2013: 290 kilowatt-hours2014: 253.4 kilowatt-hours2015: 184.9 kilowatt-hours2016: 149.8 kilowatt-hours2017: 122.4 kilowatt-hours2018: 102.4 kilowatt-hours2019: 93.4 kilowatt-hours2020: 81.4 kilowatt-hours2021: 78.6 kilowatt-hours2022: 79.3 kilowatt-hours2023: 130 kilowatt-hours2024: 129.4 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Yemen is 129.36 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Yemen peaked at 290.05 kilowatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.62 kilowatt-hours, in 2021.

That places Yemen 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 213.05 kilowatt-hours 173.77 kilowatt-hours 260.83 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 196.01 kilowatt-hours 93.42 kilowatt-hours 290.05 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 99.72 kilowatt-hours 78.62 kilowatt-hours 129.98 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 195 Burkina Faso 135.46 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 196 Solomon Islands 134.28 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 197 Tanzania 131.71 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 199 Eritrea 127.28 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 200 Uganda 107.37 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 201 Liberia 101.55 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Yemen?
Electricity demand per person in Yemen was 129.36 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 290.05 kilowatt-hours in 2010.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 78.62 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
How does Yemen rank for electricity demand per person?
Yemen ranks 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.