Gulf hydrocarbon export disruption.
prob 0.38
severity 4.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-08watch · 10 Gulf and Red Sea economies · oil + LNG exports$ shortage country get YEM > stress_index: 0.93 CRITICAL > 1 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $91.37/b ▼ TTF €63.92/MWh ▲ OPEC_ORB $108.8/b ● SPR_US 298.7 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.3 ▼
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Yemen has endured years of war that produced what the UN has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Oil and gas exports have largely halted, fuel imports are erratic and unaffordable, and the country imports the overwhelming majority of its food. Large parts of the population face famine conditions.
Yemen is one of the world's most water-scarce countries, its aquifers critically depleted amid war and drought.
No major lake or reservoir
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude and products · war-disruptedExports have largely stopped and fuel imports are erratic, blocked by conflict and the foreign-exchange collapse. | depleted | 5days | CRITICAL |
| Electricity · collapsed gridThe public grid has largely collapsed; supply depends on small private generation. | severely impaired | — | CRITICAL |
| Grain · humanitarian stocksFood supply depends on imports and aid; large areas face famine conditions. | critically low | 20days | CRITICAL |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/YEM | jq '.stress' > 0.93