Change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen
Yemen: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.7687 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7687
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
176th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 1999
All-time low
0.5183
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen stood at 0.7687.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen peaked at 1.11 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5183, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7825 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7807 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7718 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7761 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7736 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.777 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7942 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7936 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8102 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7808 | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8537 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7871 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8437 | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7998 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.951 | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8232 | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8833 | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9565 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9973 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9614 | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5264 | -45.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5331 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5183 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.804 | +55.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8402 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9705 | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 1 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9077 | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6997 | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | +58.7% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9371 | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8954 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9438 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7852 | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7152 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7131 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9302 | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9391 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9627 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7842 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.687 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.699 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6828 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8649 | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9149 | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8712 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.818 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7687 | -6.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.7687 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.7687 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.11 |
| 1986 | +55.1% | 0.5183 | 0.804 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7844 | 0.7718 | 0.8102 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8676 | 0.7808 | 0.9973 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8274 | 0.5183 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6997 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9191 | 0.7131 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8868 | 0.6828 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8875 | 0.7687 | 1.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 173 Chad 0.8269 compare
- 174 Central African Republic 0.7884 compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.7764 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.7 compare
- 178 Libya 0.6597 compare
- 179 Eritrea 0.638 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 change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Yemen was 0.7687 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1999.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5183 in 1985.
- How does Yemen rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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