Agriculture & Rural in Yemen

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Yemen.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% 2019 down 92.5% 186th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% 2019 down 30.9% 150th
Rural population 63.0% 2025 down 6.9% 38th
Rural population growth 2.5% 2025 up 11.8% 11th
Rural population 26.30 million 2025 up 24.9% 22nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% 2018 up 181.9% 17th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ 2018 up 126.3% 77th
Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares 2023 down 36.6% 97th
Cereal yield 801.1 kg per hectare 2023 down 20.5% 169th
Cereal production 435,000 metric tons 2023 down 49.6% 122nd
Fertilizer consumption 8.93 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 70.6% 163rd
Land area 527,970 sq. km 2023 unchanged 49th
Agricultural land 234,520 sq. km 2023 down 0.2% 48th
Agricultural land 44.4% 2023 down 0.2% 81st
Arable land 1.16 million hectares 2023 down 3.6% 102nd
Permanent cropland 0.6% 2023 down 1.3% 141st
Arable land 2.2% 2023 down 3.6% 168th
Arable land 0.0294 hectares per person 2023 down 28.2% 159th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 43.5% 2025 down 11.6% 39th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 30.9% 2025 up 6.2% 60th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 31.6% 2025 up 3.8% 56th
Average precipitation in depth 167 mm per year 2022 unchanged 169th
Crop production index 118.58 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 2.1% 51st
Food production index 118.29 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 12.9% 50th
Livestock production index 119.7 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 26.4% 53rd
Forest area 1.0% 2023 unchanged 196th
Forest area 5,490 sq. km 2023 unchanged 137th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 90.7% 2022 unchanged 25th
Surface area 527,970 sq. km 2023 unchanged 51st
Access to electricity, rural 81.3% 2024 up 60.7% 163rd