Crop yields in Yemen
Yemen: Crop yields was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.54 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.6991 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop 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
The most recent figure for crop yields in Yemen is 1.54 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Yemen peaked at 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6991 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Yemen ranks 104th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Crop yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9102 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7867 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 1979 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6991 tonnes per hectare | -39.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7646 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1986 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 1987 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.54 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.54 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.7867 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.6991 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 crop yields in Yemen?
- Crop yields in Yemen was 1.54 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 crop yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6991 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Yemen rank for crop yields?
- Yemen ranks 104th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.