Cereal production in Yemen
Yemen: Cereal production was 421,000 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal 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
The most recent figure for cereal production in Yemen is 421,000 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Yemen peaked at 1.20 million tonnes in 1975 and was at its lowest, 344,648 tonnes, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 123rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 943,697 tonnes | 891,974 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 924,577 tonnes | 818,300 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 717,275 tonnes | 446,285 tonnes | 924,710 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 730,387 tonnes | 447,647 tonnes | 833,846 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 662,889 tonnes | 417,937 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 627,856 tonnes | 344,648 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 461,688 tonnes | 421,000 tonnes | 497,661 tonnes | 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 cereal production in Yemen?
- Cereal production in Yemen was 421,000 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 cereal production recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million tonnes in 1975.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,648 tonnes in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for cereal production?
- Yemen ranks 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.