Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Yemen
Yemen: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 547,681 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
547,681 hectares
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.29 million hectares
in 1964
All-time low
425,415 hectares
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 547,681 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Yemen peaked at 1.29 million hectares in 1964 and was at its lowest, 425,415 hectares, 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.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Yemen, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.20 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.23 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.27 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.29 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.29 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.18 million hectares | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 1.15 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.13 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.08 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.04 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million hectares | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 995,783 hectares | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 855,500 hectares | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 903,700 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 851,000 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 841,386 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 897,051 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 894,871 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 901,122 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 861,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 871,124 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 851,850 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 868,320 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 859,791 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 844,845 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 639,806 hectares | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 730,007 hectares | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 751,685 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 734,679 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 733,195 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 704,206 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 721,619 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 770,242 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 624,315 hectares | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 619,583 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 657,871 hectares | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 593,068 hectares | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 532,293 hectares | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 685,491 hectares | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 788,486 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 869,920 hectares | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million hectares | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 760,009 hectares | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 677,725 hectares | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 927,303 hectares | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 798,619 hectares | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 854,689 hectares | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 856,324 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 727,069 hectares | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 585,658 hectares | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 519,765 hectares | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 512,659 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 504,737 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 528,078 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 425,415 hectares | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 543,937 hectares | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 564,350 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 544,250 hectares | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 547,681 hectares | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million hectares | 855,500 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 869,752 hectares | 841,386 hectares | 901,122 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 725,460 hectares | 624,315 hectares | 844,845 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 719,368 hectares | 532,293 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 681,490 hectares | 504,737 hectares | 927,303 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 525,127 hectares | 425,415 hectares | 564,350 hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Yemen?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Yemen was 547,681 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million hectares in 1964.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,415 hectares in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Yemen ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.