Yemen Electricity
Generation (2024)#130 World
5.26TWh+2.6% YoY
Consumption (2024)#138 World
3.61TWh−22.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
88.7%11.3%
Electricity Generation in Yemen
- Net electricity generation in Yemen reached 5.26 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#130 in the world), an increase of 2.6% from 5.12 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.02% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 88.7% (4.66 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Yemen and renewables 11.3% (0.59 terawatt-hours).
- Yemen reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.1% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 11.3% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Yemen
- Yemen consumed 3.61 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#138 in the world), a decrease of 22.1% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Yemen averaged 89 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.24 kilowatt-hours per day (#196 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Yemen
- Yemen had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.91 gigawatts in 2024 (#124 in the world), an increase of 6.7% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 78.5% and renewables at 21.5% of Yemen's installed capacity in 2024.
- Yemen's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 31.4% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 35.5% and solar at 16.5%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Yemen
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Yemen.
Grid Efficiency in Yemen
- Distribution losses in Yemen were 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 31.3% of total generation, up from 25.1% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Yemen
- In 2024, Yemen generated approximately 0.01 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0099 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0045 terawatt-hours.
Yemen Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 | +2.6% | 130 | 0.02% | 3.61 | −22.1% | 138 | 0.01% | 89 | 1.91 | +6.7% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 |
| 2023 | 5.12 | +69% | 129 | 0.02% | 4.64 | +81.8% | 132 | 0.02% | 117.8 | 1.79 | +1.5% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | 0.49 |
| 2022 | 3.03 | +3.7% | 138 | 0.01% | 2.55 | +2.5% | 146 | 0.01% | 66.75 | 1.76 | +0.34% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 2021 | 2.92 | −0.51% | 137 | 0.01% | 2.49 | +5.9% | 145 | 0.01% | 66.99 | 1.76 | −1% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 2020 | 2.94 | −10.3% | 135 | 0.01% | 2.35 | −9.7% | 144 | 0.01% | 65.02 | 1.78 | +0.38% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 2019 | 3.28 | −6% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.6 | −5.6% | 141 | 0.01% | 74.08 | 1.77 | +0% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 2018 | 3.49 | −13.9% | 132 | 0.01% | 2.76 | −10.9% | 141 | 0.01% | 80.83 | 1.77 | +9.3% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 2017 | 4.05 | −15.6% | 129 | 0.02% | 3.09 | −14.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 93.43 | 1.62 | +1.3% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | −16.7% | 123 | 0.02% | 3.63 | −16.2% | 134 | 0.02% | 113.2 | 1.6 | +1.3% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 |
| 2015 | 5.76 | −24.7% | 118 | 0.02% | 4.34 | −24.3% | 125 | 0.02% | 139.3 | 1.58 | +3.6% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 2014 | 7.66 | −10% | 110 | 0.03% | 5.73 | −9.2% | 116 | 0.03% | 189.6 | 1.52 | −0.87% | 120 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 |
| 2013 | 8.51 | +20.2% | 104 | 0.04% | 6.32 | +33.1% | 111 | 0.03% | 215.5 | 1.54 | +0.07% | 119 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 |
| 2012 | 7.08 | +14% | 110 | 0.03% | 4.75 | +2.8% | 120 | 0.02% | 166.9 | 1.54 | +0.0065% | 118 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
| 2011 | 6.21 | −20% | 111 | 0.03% | 4.62 | −21.8% | 118 | 0.02% | 167.4 | 1.54 | +15% | 117 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 |
| 2010 | 7.76 | +14.9% | 102 | 0.04% | 5.9 | +15.5% | 108 | 0.03% | 220.6 | 1.34 | +0% | 118 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 |
| 2009 | 6.75 | +3.1% | 106 | 0.03% | 5.11 | +1.4% | 112 | 0.03% | 197.1 | 1.34 | +34.3% | 118 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 |
| 2008 | 6.55 | +8.6% | 103 | 0.03% | 5.04 | +12.1% | 111 | 0.03% | 200.6 | 0.99 | +4.9% | 119 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 |
| 2007 | 6.03 | +11.9% | 108 | 0.03% | 4.5 | +12.1% | 114 | 0.03% | 184.8 | 0.95 | +4.1% | 120 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 |
| 2006 | 5.39 | +13% | 111 | 0.03% | 4.01 | +8.6% | 115 | 0.02% | 170.4 | 0.91 | +13.9% | 119 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 |
| 2005 | 4.77 | +9.2% | 113 | 0.03% | 3.69 | +9% | 113 | 0.02% | 162 | 0.8 | +8% | 123 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 |
| 2004 | 4.37 | +6.6% | 113 | 0.03% | 3.39 | +8.7% | 114 | 0.02% | 153.3 | 0.74 | −31.9% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| 2003 | 4.1 | +8.7% | 112 | 0.02% | 3.12 | +10% | 114 | 0.02% | 145.3 | 1.09 | +17.1% | 113 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.77 | +3.5% | 113 | 0.02% | 2.84 | +8.5% | 115 | 0.02% | 136.1 | 0.93 | +6.3% | 117 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 2001 | 3.64 | +6.7% | 114 | 0.02% | 2.61 | +6% | 115 | 0.02% | 129.2 | 0.87 | +0% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 2000 | 3.41 | +32.7% | 115 | 0.02% | 2.47 | +47.3% | 117 | 0.02% | 125.6 | 0.87 | +10.9% | 116 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
| 1999 | 2.57 | +9.1% | 116 | 0.02% | 1.67 | +1.6% | 124 | 0.01% | 87.97 | 0.79 | +1.5% | 117 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 1998 | 2.36 | −2% | 116 | 0.02% | 1.65 | −5.3% | 120 | 0.01% | 89.29 | 0.78 | +2.8% | 115 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +9.6% | 115 | 0.02% | 1.74 | +5.7% | 117 | 0.01% | 97.35 | 0.75 | −0.4% | 115 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 1996 | 2.19 | −1.5% | 115 | 0.02% | 1.65 | −4% | 119 | 0.01% | 95.07 | 0.76 | +3.8% | 115 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 1995 | 2.23 | +9.8% | 115 | 0.02% | 1.71 | +5.8% | 117 | 0.01% | 102.4 | 0.73 | +0.41% | 115 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 1994 | 2.03 | +5.2% | 115 | 0.02% | 1.62 | +12.5% | 116 | 0.01% | 100.3 | 0.73 | +0.28% | 114 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 1993 | 1.93 | +5% | 115 | 0.02% | 1.44 | +1.5% | 119 | 0.01% | 92.52 | 0.72 | +1.3% | 114 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 1992 | 1.84 | +8.4% | 112 | 0.02% | 1.42 | +4.1% | 115 | 0.01% | 94.67 | 0.72 | +2.1% | 110 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 1991 | 1.69 | +8.3% | 96 | 0.01% | 1.36 | −0.58% | 98 | 0.01% | 94.45 | 0.7 | +12.5% | 92 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1990 | 1.56 | −1% | 95 | 0.01% | 1.37 | −5.2% | 96 | 0.01% | 98.72 | 0.62 | −2.5% | 92 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 1989 | 1.58 | +0.89% | 95 | 0.01% | 1.45 | +0.98% | 95 | 0.01% | 108.2 | 0.64 | +0% | 90 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 1988 | 1.57 | +32.3% | 94 | 0.01% | 1.43 | +35.2% | 94 | 0.01% | 111.4 | 0.64 | +0% | 90 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 1987 | 1.18 | +8.1% | 98 | 0.01% | 1.06 | +11.6% | 100 | 0.01% | 85.61 | 0.64 | +0% | 89 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +28% | 98 | 0.01% | 0.95 | +21.2% | 100 | 0.01% | 79.74 | 0.64 | +0% | 89 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1985 | 0.86 | +4.5% | 104 | 0.01% | 0.78 | +6.1% | 108 | 0.01% | 68.36 | 0.64 | +51.9% | 89 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 0.82 | +13.5% | 105 | 0.01% | 0.74 | +11.5% | 108 | 0.01% | 66.94 | 0.42 | +65.4% | 98 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1983 | 0.72 | +11.4% | 107 | 0.01% | 0.66 | +9.1% | 108 | 0.01% | 62.33 | 0.25 | +0% | 107 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1982 | 0.65 | +19.8% | 109 | 0.01% | 0.61 | +20% | 109 | 0.01% | 59.27 | 0.25 | +8.5% | 105 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1981 | 0.54 | +14.6% | 112 | 0.01% | 0.51 | +7.4% | 111 | 0.01% | 51.2 | 0.23 | +0% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.47 | — | 113 | 0.01% | 0.47 | — | 110 | 0.01% | 49.35 | 0.23 | — | 107 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.