Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.5614 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen is 0.5614 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen peaked at 4.22 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5614 hectares per person, in 2025.
Yemen ranks 68th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.22 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.13 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 4.04 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.95 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.86 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.77 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 3.68 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 3.59 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 3.5 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 3.41 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 3.31 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 3.23 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.14 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.06 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.97 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.88 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.8 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.71 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.63 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.54 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.46 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.37 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.29 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.21 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.13 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.05 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.97 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.9 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.83 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.76 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.64 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.57 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.52 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.47 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.42 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.37 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.33 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.28 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.24 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.21 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.17 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.14 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9716 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9365 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9045 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8813 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8502 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8265 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8017 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7759 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.752 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7283 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7087 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.688 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6679 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.649 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6314 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6136 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5954 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5779 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5614 hectares per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.81 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 hectares per person | 0.9045 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7681 hectares per person | 0.6679 hectares per person | 0.8813 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6048 hectares per person | 0.5614 hectares per person | 0.649 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0348 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Yemen was 0.5614 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5614 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.