Bean yields in Yemen
Yemen: Bean yields was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Yemen, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.22 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Yemen peaked at 3.18 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.45 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
That places Yemen 24th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 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 bean yields in Yemen?
- Bean yields in Yemen was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Yemen rank for bean yields?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.