Oil consumption per person in Yemen

Yemen: Oil consumption per person was 1,434 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,434 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
178th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3,782 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2009
All-time low
1,091 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2016
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Oil consumption per person in Yemen, 1980–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1980200220241980: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person1981: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person1982: 3.3k kilowatt-hours per person1983: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person1984: 3.5k kilowatt-hours per person1985: 3.7k kilowatt-hours per person1986: 3.5k kilowatt-hours per person1987: 3.3k kilowatt-hours per person1988: 3.3k kilowatt-hours per person1989: 3.4k kilowatt-hours per person1990: 3.4k kilowatt-hours per person1991: 3.4k kilowatt-hours per person1992: 3.4k kilowatt-hours per person1993: 2.7k kilowatt-hours per person1994: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person1995: 2.6k kilowatt-hours per person1996: 2.6k kilowatt-hours per person1997: 2.6k kilowatt-hours per person1998: 2.7k kilowatt-hours per person1999: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person2000: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2001: 3.2k kilowatt-hours per person2002: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2003: 3.5k kilowatt-hours per person2004: 3.6k kilowatt-hours per person2005: 3.7k kilowatt-hours per person2006: 3.5k kilowatt-hours per person2007: 3.6k kilowatt-hours per person2008: 3.7k kilowatt-hours per person2009: 3.8k kilowatt-hours per person2010: 3.3k kilowatt-hours per person2011: 2.7k kilowatt-hours per person2012: 2.3k kilowatt-hours per person2013: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2014: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2015: 1.3k kilowatt-hours per person2016: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person2017: 1.5k kilowatt-hours per person2018: 1.8k kilowatt-hours per person2019: 1.9k kilowatt-hours per person2020: 1.7k kilowatt-hours per person2021: 1.6k kilowatt-hours per person2022: 1.6k kilowatt-hours per person2023: 1.5k kilowatt-hours per person2024: 1.4k kilowatt-hours per person

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.

Analysis

In 2024, oil consumption per person in Yemen stood at 1,434 kilowatt-hours per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Yemen peaked at 3,782 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2016.

Yemen ranks 178th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,265 kilowatt-hours per person 2,887 kilowatt-hours per person 3,736 kilowatt-hours per person 10
1990s 2,776 kilowatt-hours per person 1,959 kilowatt-hours per person 3,406 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2000s 3,475 kilowatt-hours per person 3,064 kilowatt-hours per person 3,782 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2010s 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person 3,281 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2020s 1,562 kilowatt-hours per person 1,434 kilowatt-hours per person 1,691 kilowatt-hours per person 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 175 Tajikistan 1,656 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 176 Cote d'Ivoire 1,654 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 177 Solomon Islands 1,619 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 179 Lesotho 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  5. 180 Myanmar 1,380 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  6. 181 Zimbabwe 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil consumption per person in Yemen?
Oil consumption per person in Yemen was 1,434 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 3,782 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009.
What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person in 2016.
How does Yemen rank for oil consumption per person?
Yemen ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil 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, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.