Yemen Electricity Access 1992-2023

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 2020 was 73.76%, a 1.01% increase from 2019.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2019 was 72.75%, a 10.75% increase from 2018.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2018 was 62.00%, a 17.2% decline from 2017.
  • Yemen electricity access for 2017 was 79.20%, a 10.34% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.78%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.14%
Comoros 86.74%
Yemen 73.76%
Senegal 70.37%
Gambia 62.27%
Togo 54.00%
Zimbabwe 52.75%
North Korea 52.31%
Eritrea 52.17%
Ethiopia 51.09%
Mali 50.56%
Somalia 49.73%
Haiti 46.93%
Rwanda 46.60%
Guinea 44.67%
Uganda 42.07%
Benin 41.41%
Tanzania 39.90%
Madagascar 33.74%
Guinea-Bissau 33.34%
Mozambique 30.60%
Liberia 27.53%
Sierra Leone 26.20%
Niger 19.25%
Democratic Republic of Congo 19.10%
Burkina Faso 18.96%
Central African Republic 15.47%
Malawi 14.87%
Burundi 11.74%
Chad 11.08%
South Sudan 7.24%
Yemen Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 73.76% 1.01%
2019 72.75% 10.75%
2018 62.00% -17.20%
2017 79.20% 10.34%
2016 68.86% 1.55%
2015 67.31% 1.21%
2014 66.10% -9.50%
2013 75.60% 23.19%
2012 52.41% -9.45%
2011 61.86% 1.19%
2010 60.68% 1.17%
2009 59.50% 1.16%
2008 58.34% 1.15%
2007 57.19% 1.39%
2006 55.80% 0.90%
2005 54.90% 5.31%
2004 49.59% -3.04%
2003 52.63% 1.14%
2002 51.49% 1.15%
2001 50.34% 1.15%
2000 49.19% 1.19%
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%