Share of the population with access to electricity in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population with access to electricity was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 86.3% for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Yemen peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1993.
Yemen ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.1% | — |
| 1993 | 40.8% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 40.8% | 48.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 49.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 52.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 73.9% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 163 Micronesia (country) 88.9% compare
- 164 Nicaragua 88.7% compare
- 165 Afghanistan 87.8% compare
- 167 Senegal 82.9% compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 81.5% compare
- 169 Myanmar 80.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Yemen?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Yemen was 86.3% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Yemen ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.