Cereal yields in Yemen
Yemen: Cereal yields was 0.7687 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7687 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
176th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.11 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
All-time low
0.5183 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 176th out of 186 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.
Cereal yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7825 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7807 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7718 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7761 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7736 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.777 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7942 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7936 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8102 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7808 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7871 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8437 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7998 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.951 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8232 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9973 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9614 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5264 tonnes per hectare | -45.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5331 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5183 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.804 tonnes per hectare | +55.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8402 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9705 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9077 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +58.7% |
| 1993 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9371 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8954 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9438 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7852 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7152 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7131 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9302 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9391 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9627 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7842 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.687 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.699 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6828 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8649 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9149 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8712 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.818 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.7687 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.7687 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 | +58.7% | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | +55.1% | 0.5183 tonnes per hectare | 0.804 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 173 Chad 0.8269 tonnes per hectare compare
- 174 Central African Republic 0.7884 tonnes per hectare compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.7764 tonnes per hectare compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 178 Libya 0.6597 tonnes per hectare compare
- 179 Eritrea 0.638 tonnes per hectare 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 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 176th out of 186 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.