Share of electricity production by source in Yemen
Yemen: Share of electricity production by source was 80.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
80.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
81st
of 208 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
79.2%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Yemen stood at 80.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 81st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 80.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 80.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 84.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.2% | 81.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Yemen?
- Share of electricity production by source in Yemen was 80.3% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Yemen ranks 81st out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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