Net energy imports in Yemen

Net imports covered 71.7% of energy use in Yemen in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2024 71.7% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +6.9percentage points 2023: 64.7%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Yemen (2024).
Position in 2024 25th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Yemen over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 71.7% –
2023 64.7% 14.6%
2022 47.8% -0.7%
2021 40.8% -0.2%
2020 42.7% -1.2%
2019 42.1% -1.1%
2018 43.9% -1.3%
2017 46.7% -0.8%
2016 41.6% -1.2%
2015 -9.2% -0.9%
2014 -104.5% -0.6%
2013 -117.5% -0.8%
2012 -144.9% -0.8%
2011 -174.8% -0.6%
2010 -141.8% -0.1%
2009 -84.1% -0.3%
2008 -100.1% 0.4%
2007 -135.3% 0.7%
2006 -140.0% 0.6%
2005 -191.6% 0.0%
2004 -214.7% -0.6%
2003 -272.3% 0.1%
2002 -323.2% 0.0%
2001 -314.8% -0.6%
2000 -359.6% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.9 percentage points from 64.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was -104.5%, the figure has changed by +176.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Yemen has the 25th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Yemen
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency