Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 9.94 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen stood at 9.94. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 5,422.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen peaked at 9.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 200th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0.04 | — |
| 2009 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 0.18 | +125.0% |
| 2015 | 1.93 | +972.2% |
| 2016 | 2.51 | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 3.12 | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 7.43 | +138.1% |
| 2019 | 7.24 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.13 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.94 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 9.94 | +38.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 9.94 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.26, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 9.94 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +972.2% | 0.18 | 1.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.008 | 0 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 0.04 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 | 6.9 | 9.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 197 Central African Republic 11.12 compare
- 198 Sao Tome and Principe 10.5 compare
- 199 Burkina Faso 10.21 compare
- 201 Gambia 9.4 compare
- 202 Solomon Islands 8.88 compare
- 203 Madagascar 7.85 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 renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Yemen was 9.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Yemen ranks 200th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,422.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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