Afghanistan vs Yemen: Gas consumption per person

Afghanistan
23.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2020
Yemen
2.87 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
122nd
Yemen rank
125th

Gas consumption per person over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Yemen, a difference of 20.69 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 8.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 125th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 475.49 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 475.49 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
1990s 330.26 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 330.26 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
2000s 26.1 kilowatt-hours per person 15.59 kilowatt-hours per person 10.51 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
2010s 50.61 kilowatt-hours per person 202.31 kilowatt-hours per person 151.7 kilowatt-hours per person Yemen
2020s 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person 20.33 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas consumption per person, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Afghanistan and Yemen?
20.69 kilowatt-hours per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for gas consumption per person?
Afghanistan ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 125th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gas consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,244 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.