Share of electricity generation from oil in Yemen
Yemen: Share of electricity generation from oil was 87.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from oil in Yemen stood at 87.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 30th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 58.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 61.3% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (2019)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 31.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Yemen?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Yemen was 87.6% 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 oil recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Yemen ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.