Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Yemen
Yemen: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
7.96 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
116th
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.86 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.1761 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Yemen peaked at 10.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1761 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 116th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1761 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2121 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1963 | 0.233 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2803 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2898 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3902 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3258 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.322 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4299 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5568 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1971 | 0.358 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4716 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5758 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5606 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5417 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5587 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7841 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1978 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1979 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1986 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 4.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 3.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 3.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 3.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 4.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 4.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 4.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 7.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 7.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 8.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 10.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 8.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 10.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 10.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2955 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1761 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4299 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.358 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 113 Guinea 8.07 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 114 Nicaragua 8.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 115 Colombia 8.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 117 Ecuador 7.88 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 118 North Korea 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 119 Afghanistan 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Yemen?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Yemen was 7.96 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1761 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Yemen ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.