Total electricity output in Yemen

Yemen: Total electricity output was 5,326 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
5,326 GWh
Change on year
down 30.3%
World rank
122nd
of 230 countries
All-time high
8,501 GWh
in 2013
All-time low
1,663 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Yemen, 1990–2015

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200220151990: 1.7k GWh1991: 2.0k GWh1992: 2.2k GWh1993: 2.4k GWh1994: 2.2k GWh1995: 2.4k GWh1996: 2.5k GWh1997: 2.9k GWh1998: 2.9k GWh1999: 3.1k GWh2000: 3.4k GWh2001: 3.7k GWh2002: 3.8k GWh2003: 4.1k GWh2004: 4.4k GWh2005: 4.8k GWh2006: 5.4k GWh2007: 6.0k GWh2008: 6.5k GWh2009: 6.8k GWh2010: 7.8k GWh2011: 6.2k GWh2012: 7.1k GWh2013: 8.5k GWh2014: 7.6k GWh2015: 5.3k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

In 2015, total electricity output in Yemen stood at 5,326 GWh.

That represents a change of down 30.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Yemen peaked at 8,501 GWh in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,663 GWh, in 1990.

Yemen ranks 122nd of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total electricity output in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Yemen, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 1,663 GWh
1991 1,970 GWh +18.5%
1992 2,156 GWh +9.4%
1993 2,350 GWh +9.0%
1994 2,160 GWh -8.1%
1995 2,422 GWh +12.1%
1996 2,457 GWh +1.4%
1997 2,853 GWh +16.1%
1998 2,912 GWh +2.1%
1999 3,136 GWh +7.7%
2000 3,433 GWh +9.5%
2001 3,671 GWh +6.9%
2002 3,798 GWh +3.5%
2003 4,123 GWh +8.6%
2004 4,365 GWh +5.9%
2005 4,768 GWh +9.2%
2006 5,387 GWh +13.0%
2007 6,027 GWh +11.9%
2008 6,546 GWh +8.6%
2009 6,750 GWh +3.1%
2010 7,755 GWh +14.9%
2011 6,204 GWh -20.0%
2012 7,073 GWh +14.0%
2013 8,501 GWh +20.2%
2014 7,646 GWh -10.1%
2015 5,326 GWh -30.3%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 5,326 GWh is above the median for low income countries, which is 999.16 GWh, 5.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 5,326 GWh is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32,758 GWh, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,408 GWh 1,663 GWh 3,136 GWh 10
2000s 4,887 GWh 3,433 GWh 6,750 GWh 10
2010s 7,084 GWh 5,326 GWh 8,501 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 119 North Macedonia 5,646 GWh compare
  2. 120 Latvia 5,533 GWh compare
  3. 121 Mongolia 5,513 GWh compare
  4. 123 Nicaragua 4,579 GWh compare
  5. 124 Cyprus 4,533 GWh compare
  6. 125 Cambodia 4,397 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Yemen?
Total electricity output in Yemen was 5,326 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 8,501 GWh in 2013.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 1,663 GWh in 1990.
How does Yemen rank for total electricity output?
Yemen ranks 122nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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