Energy in Yemen
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World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...
and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
production, consumption and import in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
. Energy policy of Yemen will describe the politics of Yemen
Politics of Yemen
Politics of Yemen takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, where the President of Yemen is the head of state, while the Prime Minister of Yemen is the head of government...
related to energy more in detail. Yemen n is net energy exporter.
Primary energy use in Jemen was 87 TWh and 4 TWh/million people in 2008.
Overview
| Energy in Yemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Export | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 20.33 | 74 | 240 | 153 | 3.36 | 17.26 |
| 2007 | 22.38 | 84 | 192 | 102 | 4.50 | 20.55 |
| 2008 | 23.05 | 87 | 177 | 92 | 5.04 | 21.93 |
| Change 2004-2008 | 13.4 % | 17.4 % | -26.0 % | -40.0 % | 50.0 % | 27.1 % |
| Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses. | ||||||
See also
- Economy of Yemen#Oil and gas
- Economy of Yemen#Energy