Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Yemen
Yemen: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 83.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Yemen, 1992–2023
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 83.6% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Yemen peaked at 83.6% in 2023 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 32 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use 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% |
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 | 77.1% | 73.9% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 163 Micronesia, Federated States of 86.9% compare
- 164 Eswatini 86.4% compare
- 165 Afghanistan 85.3% compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 81.3% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 81.3% compare
- 169 Myanmar 76.8% compare
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Yemen?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Yemen was 83.6% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Yemen ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. 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.