Energy consumption in Yemen

The most important measure in the energy balance of Yemen is the total consumption of

3.68 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 123 kWh.

Yemen can provide itself completely with self-produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 5 bn kWh, also 130% of own requirements. The rest of the self-produced energy is either exported into other countries or unused. Along with pure consumptions the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Yemen per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	3.68 bn kWh	123.42 kWh	11,770.70 kWh
Production	4.78 bn kWh	160.40 kWh	12,352.90 kWh
73.8% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity.In rural areas, the share was 61.9%
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Yemen per capita	USA per capita
Production	61,000.00 bbl	0.002 bbl	0.033 bbl
Export	8,990.00 bbl	0.000 bbl	0.003 bbl
In 2018 there were still 3.00 bn barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Yemen. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1,620 bn billion barrels. Yemen therefore has a share of 0.185% and ranks 29th out of 98 countries with crude oil reserves.
Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Yemen per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	481.40 m m³	16.14 m³	2,315.53 m³
Production	481.40 m m³	16.14 m³	2,331.21 m³

Carbon footprint

	CO2 emissions in 2018	Yemen per capita	USA per capita
total	9.31 m t	0.33 t	15.03 t

Development of CO2 emissions from 1960 to 2018 in million tons
See also: CO2 equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which could only be obtainable under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants. In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient unter clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Yemen	percentage in Yemen	percentage USA	per capita in Yemen	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	12.59 bn kWh	79,0 %	70,0 %	422.06 kWh	20,106.98 kWh
Nuclear power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	9,0 %	0.00 kWh	2,585.18 kWh
Water power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	7,0 %	0.00 kWh	2,010.70 kWh
Renewable energy	3.35 bn kWh	21,0 %	14,0 %	112.19 kWh	4,021.40 kWh
Total production capacity	15.93 bn kWh	100,0 %	100,0 %	534.25 kWh	28,724.25 kWh
Actual total production	4.78 bn kWh	30.0 %	43.0 %	160.40 kWh	12,352.90 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energies include wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energies from hydropower are displayed separately.

In 2018, renewable energies accounted for around 4.3 percent of actual total consumption in Yemen. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2018:

Greenhouse gases emissions by countryMethane and CO2 are the main greenhouse gases. This list names the biggest polluters by country.

Global warming by continentsAvg. temperatures from 1950 to 2022. Increased in Europe and North America - Antarctic colder again.

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