Index of cereal production yield and land use in Yemen
Yemen: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 547,681 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
547,681
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.29 million
in 1964
All-time low
425,415
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 547,681 for index of cereal production yield and land use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Yemen peaked at 1.29 million in 1964 and was at its lowest, 425,415, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.20 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.27 million | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.29 million | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.29 million | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.18 million | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 1.15 million | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.13 million | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.08 million | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.04 million | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 995,783 | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 855,500 | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 903,700 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 851,000 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 841,386 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 897,051 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 894,871 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 901,122 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 861,000 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 871,124 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 851,850 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 868,320 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 859,791 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 844,845 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 639,806 | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 730,007 | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 751,685 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 734,679 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 733,195 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 704,206 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 721,619 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 770,242 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 624,315 | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 619,583 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 657,871 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 593,068 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 532,293 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 685,491 | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 788,486 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 869,920 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 760,009 | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 677,725 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 927,303 | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 798,619 | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 854,689 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 856,324 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 727,069 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 585,658 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 519,765 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 512,659 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 504,737 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 528,078 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 425,415 | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 543,937 | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 564,350 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 544,250 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 547,681 | +0.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 547,681 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.75 million, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 547,681 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 239,964, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +36.8% | 677,725 | 927,303 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million | 1.10 million | 1.29 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million | 855,500 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 869,752 | 841,386 | 901,122 | 10 |
| 1990s | 725,460 | 624,315 | 844,845 | 10 |
| 2000s | 719,368 | 532,293 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 681,490 | 504,737 | 927,303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 525,127 | 425,415 | 564,350 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Yemen?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Yemen was 547,681 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 1964.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,415 in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Yemen ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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