Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 99.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2022
All-time low
87.3%
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 99.7% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 1974.
Yemen ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.7% | — |
| 1962 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 91.9% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 88.7% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 87.3% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 92.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 93.3% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 98.1% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 95.7% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 99.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 61.8%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.8% | 90.1% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.9% | 87.3% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 92.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 93.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 93.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 9 Uganda 99.9% compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 99.1% compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 98.8% compare
- 13 Somalia 98.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0348 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5614 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 99.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 1974.
- How does Yemen rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.