Renewable energy share in Yemen

Renewable sources provided 3.7% of final energy consumption in Yemen in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2021 3.7% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +0.2percentage points 2020: 3.5%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Yemen (2021).
Position in 2021 170th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Yemen over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period YemenWorld
2021 3.7% –
2020 3.5% 19.7%
2019 3.0% 18.6%
2018 2.9% 18.1%
2017 3.0% 17.9%
2016 2.6% 17.6%
2015 2.0% 17.4%
2014 0.8% 17.3%
2013 0.8% 17.2%
2012 1.1% 16.9%
2011 0.9% 16.7%
2010 0.8% 16.7%
2009 0.7% 17.1%
2008 0.7% 16.7%
2007 0.8% 16.5%
2006 0.8% 16.7%
2005 0.7% 16.6%
2004 0.8% 16.8%
2003 0.8% 17.1%
2002 0.9% 17.2%
2001 0.9% 17.2%
2000 0.9% 17.5%
1999 1.0% 17.9%
1998 1.1% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 3.5% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 0.9%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Yemen has the 170th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7