Barley yields in Yemen
Yemen: Barley yields was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
95th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.5924 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 95th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9129 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8343 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9326 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6366 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8612 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8651 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6871 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +88.9% |
| 1993 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9661 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9911 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7399 tonnes per hectare | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7084 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6139 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7502 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8084 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7154 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7189 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8349 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6744 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8108 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.777 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7579 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7106 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6631 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6623 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | +66.3% |
| 2020 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.17 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.38 tonnes per hectare, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +88.9% | 0.6871 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | +66.3% | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | 0.985 tonnes per hectare |
| 1983 | -39.0% | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.6366 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 95th out of 105 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.