Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen
Yemen: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen is 2.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 190.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen peaked at 2.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
Yemen ranks 190th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -29.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +151.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +7.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 75.3%, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 | +151.3% | 0.8% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 187 Martinique 2.5% compare
- 188 Libya 2.4% compare
- 189 Bermuda 2.2% compare
- 190 Guernsey 2.2% compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 2.2% compare
- 193 Kazakhstan 2.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Yemen was 2.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Yemen ranks 190th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).