Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.009 ha per square kilometre for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.0733 ha per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Yemen 81st out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1969 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | +125.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +170.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +128.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -73.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1379 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 ha per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +170.0% | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0733 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 81st out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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.