Barley yields in Yemen
Yemen: Barley yields was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley yields in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Yemen is 1.07 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Yemen peaked at 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5924 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 94th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8343 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8953 tonnes per hectare | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.6871 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8304 tonnes per hectare | 0.6139 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7468 tonnes per hectare | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Yemen?
- Barley yields in Yemen was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5924 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for barley yields?
- Yemen ranks 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.