What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 237,550 sq. km in 1996.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 233,370 sq. km in 1961.

How does Yemen rank for agricultural land?

Yemen ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Agricultural land in Yemen

Name: Agricultural land in Yemen
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Yemen: Agricultural land was 234,520 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

234,520 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

48th

of 209 countries

All-time high

237,550 sq. km

in 1996

All-time low

233,370 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural 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 sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Yemen stood at 234,520 sq. km.

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Yemen peaked at 237,550 sq. km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 233,370 sq. km, in 1961.

Yemen ranks 48th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Agricultural land in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Yemen, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	233,370 sq. km	—
1962	233,480 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	233,600 sq. km	+0.1%
1964	233,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	233,800 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	233,910 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	233,980 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	234,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	234,130 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	234,180 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	234,260 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	234,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	234,420 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	234,470 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	234,600 sq. km	+0.1%
1976	234,600 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	234,600 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	234,620 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	234,630 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	234,630 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	234,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	234,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	234,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	234,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	234,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	234,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	234,790 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	234,790 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	234,810 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	236,260 sq. km	+0.6%
1991	236,310 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	234,810 sq. km	-0.6%
1993	237,250 sq. km	+1.0%
1994	237,300 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	237,360 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	237,550 sq. km	+0.1%
1997	237,200 sq. km	-0.1%
1998	236,800 sq. km	-0.2%
1999	236,680 sq. km	-0.1%
2000	236,690 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	235,950 sq. km	-0.3%
2002	236,560 sq. km	+0.3%
2003	234,950 sq. km	-0.7%
2004	235,570 sq. km	+0.3%
2005	235,230 sq. km	-0.1%
2006	236,270 sq. km	+0.4%
2007	236,270 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	235,170 sq. km	-0.5%
2009	234,520 sq. km	-0.3%
2010	235,790 sq. km	+0.5%
2011	234,520 sq. km	-0.5%
2012	235,010 sq. km	+0.2%
2013	234,990 sq. km	-0.0%
2014	234,516 sq. km	-0.2%
2015	234,326 sq. km	-0.1%
2016	233,858 sq. km	-0.2%
2017	234,520 sq. km	+0.3%
2018	234,520 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	234,520 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	234,520 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	234,520 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	234,520 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	234,520 sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	233,778 sq. km	233,370 sq. km	234,130 sq. km	9
1970s	234,475 sq. km	234,180 sq. km	234,630 sq. km	10
1980s	234,702 sq. km	234,630 sq. km	234,810 sq. km	10
1990s	236,752 sq. km	234,810 sq. km	237,550 sq. km	10
2000s	235,718 sq. km	234,520 sq. km	236,690 sq. km	10
2010s	234,657 sq. km	233,858 sq. km	235,790 sq. km	10
2020s	234,520 sq. km	234,520 sq. km	234,520 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

45 Spain 247,727 sq. km compare
46 Peru 243,856 sq. km compare
47 Zambia 238,390 sq. km compare
49 Thailand 223,760 sq. km compare
50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 215,000 sq. km compare
51 Paraguay 214,270 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Yemen

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)
Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 28.75 (2018)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 28.75 (2018)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Yemen?: Agricultural land in Yemen was 234,520 sq. km 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 agricultural land recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 237,550 sq. km in 1996.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 233,370 sq. km in 1961.
How does Yemen rank for agricultural land?: Yemen ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.