Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Yemen
Yemen: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 93.4 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Yemen is 93.4 %, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Yemen peaked at 96.8 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.5 %, in 2001.
Yemen ranks 24th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 79.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 80.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 81 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.4 % | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 86.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 85.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 86.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.9 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 88.2 % | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 83.3 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 85 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 80.4 % | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7 % | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 89.2 % | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 94.9 % | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 96.8 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 94 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.4 % | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 90.8 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 93.4 % | +2.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 93.4 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.3 %, 3.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 93.4 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.95 %, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.62 % | 79.5 % | 88.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.26 % | 80.4 % | 96.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1 % | 90.8 % | 93.4 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 21 Montenegro 96.1 % compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 95.2 % compare
- 23 Israel 93.7 % compare
- 25 Iceland 93.1 % compare
- 26 Fiji 92.6 % compare
- 27 Costa Rica 92.5 % 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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Yemen?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Yemen was 93.4 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5 % in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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