Arable land in Yemen
Yemen: Arable land was 0.0294 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Yemen stood at 0.0294 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Yemen peaked at 0.2232 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Yemen 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2094 hectares per person | 0.193 hectares per person | 0.2232 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.169 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1885 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1224 hectares per person | 0.1031 hectares per person | 0.1431 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | 0.1097 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0603 hectares per person | 0.0452 hectares per person | 0.0787 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.033 hectares per person | 0.0483 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 hectares per person | 0.0294 hectares per person | 0.032 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 156 Costa Rica 0.0327 hectares per person compare
- 157 Japan 0.0325 hectares per person compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 0.0318 hectares per person compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 162 South Korea 0.0282 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 801.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 435,000 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Yemen?
- Arable land in Yemen was 0.0294 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2232 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for arable land?
- Yemen ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.