Cereal production in Yemen
Yemen: Cereal production was 421,000 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
421,000 tonnes
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
124th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.20 million tonnes
in 1975
All-time low
344,648 tonnes
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 124th of 186 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.
Cereal production in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 938,400 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 963,100 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 978,600 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.00 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 995,900 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 918,300 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 910,300 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 894,000 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 891,974 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 845,415 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 935,300 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 819,175 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 927,530 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 878,365 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million tonnes | +36.6% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 879,567 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 818,300 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 901,300 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 865,000 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 924,710 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 862,400 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 471,096 tonnes | -45.4% |
| 1984 | 480,408 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 446,285 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 700,358 tonnes | +56.9% |
| 1987 | 715,748 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 842,688 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 864,060 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 766,873 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 447,647 tonnes | -41.6% |
| 1992 | 810,541 tonnes | +81.1% |
| 1993 | 833,846 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 802,012 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 810,177 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 659,902 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 646,169 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 832,987 tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 693,713 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 672,237 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 700,141 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 559,760 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 417,937 tonnes | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 490,277 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 562,230 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 809,204 tonnes | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million tonnes | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 713,739 tonnes | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 674,488 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million tonnes | +50.2% |
| 2011 | 816,555 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 909,741 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 863,334 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 699,962 tonnes | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 459,246 tonnes | -34.4% |
| 2016 | 357,068 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 358,355 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 344,648 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 456,714 tonnes | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 452,894 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 497,661 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 491,666 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 445,220 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 421,000 tonnes | -5.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 421,000 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 million tonnes, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 421,000 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 331,329 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +81.1% | 447,647 tonnes | 810,541 tonnes |
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 (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 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 124th out of 186 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.