Barley — Area harvested in Yemen
Yemen: Barley — Area harvested was 28,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 28,000 ha for barley — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Yemen peaked at 127,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26,121 ha, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 68th of 105 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.
Barley — Area harvested in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 127,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 126,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 124,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 121,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 119,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 117,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 116,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 115,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 113,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 111,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 110,200 ha | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 98,200 ha | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 87,214 ha | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 61,214 ha | -29.8% |
| 1975 | 58,295 ha | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 54,376 ha | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 48,457 ha | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 49,500 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 47,500 ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 48,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 52,966 ha | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 52,966 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50,986 ha | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 49,005 ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 48,000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 48,072 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 46,889 ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 44,252 ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 52,857 ha | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 52,325 ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 42,076 ha | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 48,590 ha | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 50,618 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 48,814 ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 49,451 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 48,821 ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 48,846 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49,436 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 36,795 ha | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 37,075 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 41,278 ha | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 40,112 ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 37,755 ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 34,998 ha | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 34,515 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 36,985 ha | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 42,900 ha | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 37,326 ha | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 32,330 ha | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 47,458 ha | +46.8% |
| 2011 | 44,491 ha | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 43,366 ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 43,157 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36,904 ha | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 29,523 ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 26,231 ha | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 26,121 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28,507 ha | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 27,344 ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 27,947 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 28,249 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28,253 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28,969 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 28,000 ha | -3.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 28,000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 45,000 ha, 62% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 28,000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +46.8% | 32,330 ha | 47,458 ha |
| 1974 | -29.8% | 87,214 ha | 61,214 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,778 ha | 113,000 ha | 127,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 72,596 ha | 47,500 ha | 111,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,399 ha | 44,252 ha | 52,966 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,577 ha | 36,795 ha | 52,325 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,527 ha | 32,330 ha | 42,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,310 ha | 26,121 ha | 47,458 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,284 ha | 27,947 ha | 28,969 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 65 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 38,180 ha compare
- 66 Jordan 35,805 ha compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 32,587 ha compare
- 69 Switzerland 25,348 ha compare
- 70 Chile 25,272 ha compare
- 71 Georgia 23,800 ha compare
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 barley — area harvested in Yemen?
- Barley — area harvested in Yemen was 28,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 127,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,121 ha in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for barley — area harvested?
- Yemen ranks 68th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.