Renewable energy consumption in Yemen
Yemen: Renewable energy consumption was 2.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Yemen, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Yemen stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 133.7% on the previous year and up 154.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Yemen peaked at 2.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
Yemen ranks 183rd of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +133.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 3% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +133.7% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 180 Martinique 2.4% compare
- 181 Bermuda 2.4% compare
- 182 Azerbaijan 2.3% compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
- 185 Taiwan 2.1% compare
- 186 Libya 2.0% compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Yemen?
- Renewable energy consumption in Yemen was 2.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Yemen ranks 183rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption