Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1066 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen is 0.1066 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.176 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Yemen 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1971 | 0.026 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0375 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +42.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0727 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1008 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0897 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.12 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1462 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1248 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1181 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1272 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1349 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1354 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1326 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1211 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1208 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1163 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1145 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1201 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.136 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1328 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1175 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1491 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1427 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1366 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1723 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1483 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.176 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1441 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1366 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1433 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1409 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1515 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1582 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1372 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1066 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1066 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1066 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.033 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0435 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.0708 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.1008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1192 tonnes per person | 0.0922 tonnes per person | 0.1462 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1261 tonnes per person | 0.1145 tonnes per person | 0.1491 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1492 tonnes per person | 0.1366 tonnes per person | 0.176 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1391 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person | 0.1582 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Yemen was 0.1066 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.176 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.