Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen

Yemen: Land use vs yield change in cereal production was 61 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
61
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
122nd
of 147 countries
All-time high
108
in 1964
All-time low
44
in 2003
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen, 1961–2014

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 61 for land use vs yield change in cereal production in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen peaked at 108 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2003.

That places Yemen 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen, 1961 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1961 100
1962 103 +3.0%
1963 106 +2.9%
1964 108 +1.9%
1965 107 -0.9%
1966 99 -7.5%
1967 96 -3.0%
1968 94 -2.1%
1969 92 -2.1%
1970 90 -2.2%
1971 91 +1.1%
1972 87 -4.4%
1973 92 +5.7%
1974 92 +0.0%
1975 105 +14.1%
1976 105 +0.0%
1977 83 -21.0%
1978 71 -14.5%
1979 75 +5.6%
1980 71 -5.3%
1981 70 -1.4%
1982 75 +7.1%
1983 75 +0.0%
1984 75 +0.0%
1985 72 -4.0%
1986 73 +1.4%
1987 71 -2.7%
1988 72 +1.4%
1989 72 +0.0%
1990 70 -2.8%
1991 53 -24.3%
1992 61 +15.1%
1993 63 +3.3%
1994 61 -3.2%
1995 61 +0.0%
1996 59 -3.3%
1997 60 +1.7%
1998 64 +6.7%
1999 52 -18.8%
2000 52 +0.0%
2001 55 +5.8%
2002 49 -10.9%
2003 44 -10.2%
2004 57 +29.5%
2005 66 +15.8%
2006 73 +10.6%
2007 84 +15.1%
2008 63 -25.0%
2009 57 -9.5%
2010 77 +35.1%
2011 67 -13.0%
2012 71 +6.0%
2013 71 +0.0%
2014 61 -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 100.56 92 108 9
1970s 89.1 71 105 10
1980s 72.6 70 75 10
1990s 60.4 52 70 10
2000s 60 44 84 10
2010s 69.4 61 77 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 119 Grenada 63 compare
  2. 119 Lesotho 63 compare
  3. 121 Somalia 62 compare
  4. 122 Costa Rica 61 compare
  5. 124 Greece 59 compare
  6. 125 South Africa 56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen?
Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Yemen was 61 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 108 in 1964.
What is the lowest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2003.
How does Yemen rank for land use vs yield change in cereal production?
Yemen ranks 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
Is land use vs yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Land use vs yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use vs yield change in cereal production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
147 places, 7,938 data points, 1961–2014
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