Access to electricity, rural in Yemen
Yemen: Access to electricity, rural was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Yemen stood at 81.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Yemen peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1993.
Yemen ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30.8% | — |
| 1993 | 25.9% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +117.7% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 25.9% | 32.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 32.9% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 29.4% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 62.1% | 81.3% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Yemen?
- Access to electricity, rural in Yemen was 81.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Yemen ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.