Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Yemen
Yemen: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit was 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in 2018.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 102.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Yemen peaked at 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Yemen 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +131.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +147.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 8.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +147.2% | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
| 1995 | +131.3% | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 Liberia 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Afghanistan 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 East Timor 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Somalia 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Lesotho 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Yemen?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Yemen was 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.