Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen
Yemen: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 90.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 90.7% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen peaked at 92.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.1% | — |
| 1991 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 90.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 3 |
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Yemen was 90.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Yemen ranks 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.