Cereal yields in Yemen
Yemen: Cereal yields was 0.7687 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Yemen stood at 0.7687 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Yemen peaked at 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5183 tonnes per hectare, in 1985.
That places Yemen 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7844 tonnes per hectare | 0.7718 tonnes per hectare | 0.8102 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8676 tonnes per hectare | 0.7808 tonnes per hectare | 0.9973 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8274 tonnes per hectare | 0.5183 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9191 tonnes per hectare | 0.7131 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8868 tonnes per hectare | 0.6828 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8875 tonnes per hectare | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 172 Chad 0.8269 tonnes per hectare compare
- 173 Central African Republic 0.7884 tonnes per hectare compare
- 174 Mozambique 0.7764 tonnes per hectare compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 177 Libya 0.6597 tonnes per hectare compare
- 178 Eritrea 0.638 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields in Yemen?
- Cereal yields in Yemen was 0.7687 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 cereal yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5183 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- How does Yemen rank for cereal yields?
- Yemen ranks 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.