Access to electricity in Yemen

Access to electricity in Yemen was 86.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.7 pts from 2023. That is the 166th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202486.3%
Change on 2023+2.7 pts
Rank166th of 214Countries ranked
Series high86.32024
Series low40.81993

Access to electricity in Yemen, 1992 to 2024

40506070809019921997200220072012201720241992: 44.1 %1993: 40.8 %1994: 42 %1995: 43.2 %1996: 44.4 %1997: 42.6 %1998: 46.8 %1999: 48 %2000: 49.2 %2001: 50.4 %2002: 51.5 %2003: 52.6 %2004: 49.6 %2005: 54.8 %2006: 55.8 %2007: 57.2 %2008: 58.4 %2009: 59.6 %2010: 60.8 %2011: 62 %2012: 52.4 %2013: 75.6 %2014: 66.1 %2015: 67.4 %2016: 68.9 %2017: 79.2 %2018: 62 %2019: 72.8 %2020: 73.9 %2021: 74.9 %2022: 76 %2023: 83.6 %2024: 86.3 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 33 values
Period%
202486.3
202383.6
202276
202174.9
202073.9
201972.8
201862
201779.2
201668.9
201567.4
201466.1
201375.6
201252.4
201162
201060.8
200959.6
200858.4
200757.2
200655.8
200554.8
200449.6
200352.6
200251.5
200150.4
200049.2
199948
199846.8
199742.6
199644.4
199543.2
199442
199340.8
199244.1

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Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Yemen?

Access to electricity in Yemen was 86.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.7 pts from 2023. That is the 166th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Yemen?

86.3% in 2024, the highest value since 1992 in this series.

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