What is land area in Yemen?

Land area in Yemen was 527,970 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 527,970 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 527,970 sq. km in 1961.

How does Yemen rank for land area?

Yemen ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Yemen

Name: Land area in Yemen
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Yemen: Land area was 527,970 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

527,970 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

49th

of 216 countries

All-time high

527,970 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

527,970 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Yemen, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Yemen is 527,970 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Yemen peaked at 527,970 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 527,970 sq. km, in 1961.

Yemen ranks 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	9
1970s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	10
1980s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	10
1990s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	10
2000s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	10
2010s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	10
2020s	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

46 Ukraine 579,400 sq. km compare
47 Botswana 566,730 sq. km compare
48 France 538,950 sq. km compare
50 Thailand 510,890 sq. km compare
51 Spain 499,697 sq. km compare
52 Cameroon 472,710 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Yemen?: Land area in Yemen was 527,970 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 527,970 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 527,970 sq. km in 1961.
How does Yemen rank for land area?: Yemen ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.