Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Yemen
Yemen: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 88.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 88.8% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 55th of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 88.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 88.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 85.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.9% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Yemen?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Yemen was 88.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.