Beef production in Yemen
Yemen: Beef production was 86,025 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
86,025 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
79th
of 198 countries
All-time high
111,787 tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
15,000 tonnes
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 86,025 tonnes for beef production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Yemen peaked at 111,787 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15,000 tonnes, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 79th of 198 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.
Beef production in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 18,650 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 18,700 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 19,200 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 19,800 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 19,200 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 19,400 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 16,500 tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 15,200 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 15,000 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 16,200 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 16,900 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 16,500 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 18,300 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 20,000 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 19,700 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 22,900 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 25,700 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 28,700 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 34,000 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 34,100 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 34,200 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 34,400 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 34,600 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 35,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 34,900 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 35,900 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 36,360 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 37,453 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 37,953 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 36,815 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 37,551 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 38,677 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 39,837 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 40,634 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 41,649 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 43,107 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 45,262 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 47,110 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 51,698 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 56,188 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 59,283 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 69,541 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 70,931 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 72,627 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 72,793 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81,936 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 90,242 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 96,735 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 107,512 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 109,850 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 111,286 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 111,787 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77,095 tonnes | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 72,126 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 65,635 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 63,666 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 62,393 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 75,602 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 74,144 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 83,352 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 87,519 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 87,204 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 86,025 tonnes | -1.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 86,025 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 55,481 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 86,025 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,793 tonnes, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -31.0% | 111,787 tonnes | 77,095 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,350 tonnes | 15,200 tonnes | 19,800 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,990 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 28,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,091 tonnes | 34,000 tonnes | 37,453 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,860 tonnes | 36,815 tonnes | 47,110 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,197 tonnes | 51,698 tonnes | 96,735 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,695 tonnes | 62,393 tonnes | 111,787 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,649 tonnes | 74,144 tonnes | 87,519 tonnes | 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 beef production in Yemen?
- Beef production in Yemen was 86,025 tonnes 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 beef production recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 111,787 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for beef production?
- Yemen ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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