Yemen Electricity Access 1992-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2021 was 74.88%, a 1.02% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2020 was 73.85%, a 1.08% increase from 2019.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2019 was 72.78%, a 10.78% increase from 2018.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2018 was 62.00%, a 17.2% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.57%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 88.82%
Comoros 87.94%
Yemen 74.88%
Senegal 67.98%
Gambia 63.70%
Togo 55.74%
Ethiopia 54.19%
Mali 53.38%
North Korea 52.63%
Eritrea 52.51%
Somalia 49.32%
Zimbabwe 48.98%
Rwanda 48.70%
Haiti 47.18%
Guinea 46.81%
Uganda 45.22%
Tanzania 42.74%
Benin 41.97%
Guinea-Bissau 35.76%
Madagascar 35.12%
Mozambique 31.49%
Liberia 29.85%
Sierra Leone 27.49%
Democratic Republic of Congo 20.77%
Burkina Faso 18.95%
Niger 18.60%
Central African Republic 15.68%
Malawi 14.19%
Chad 11.27%
Burundi 10.23%
South Sudan 7.75%
Yemen Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 74.88% 1.02%
2020 73.85% 1.08%
2019 72.78% 10.78%
2018 62.00% -17.20%
2017 79.20% 10.34%
2016 68.86% 1.44%
2015 67.41% 1.31%
2014 66.10% -9.50%
2013 75.60% 23.19%
2012 52.41% -9.59%
2011 62.00% 1.22%
2010 60.78% 1.21%
2009 59.57% 1.20%
2008 58.36% 1.19%
2007 57.17% 1.37%
2006 55.80% 0.95%
2005 54.85% 5.26%
2004 49.59% -3.01%
2003 52.60% 1.12%
2002 51.48% 1.12%
2001 50.36% 1.13%
2000 49.24% 1.25%
1999 47.99% 1.19%
1998 46.80% 4.20%
1997 42.60% -1.80%
1996 44.40% 1.21%
1995 43.19% 1.21%
1994 41.99% 1.21%
1993 40.77% -3.33%
1992 44.10% -3.33%