Cotton yields in Yemen
Yemen: Cotton yields was 0.929 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cotton yields in Yemen stood at 0.929 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Yemen peaked at 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6605 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Yemen 69th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8455 tonnes per hectare | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7814 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8639 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.939 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9173 tonnes per hectare | 0.7564 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9705 tonnes per hectare | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 66 South Korea 0.9786 tonnes per hectare compare
- 67 Guinea 0.972 tonnes per hectare compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 0.9565 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Romania 0.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 72 Senegal 0.8961 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Yemen?
- Cotton yields in Yemen was 0.929 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6605 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Yemen rank for cotton yields?
- Yemen ranks 69th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.