Forest area in Yemen
Yemen: Forest area was 1.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.0% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Yemen peaked at 1.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4 |
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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 forest area in Yemen?
- Forest area in Yemen was 1.0% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for forest area?
- Yemen ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.