Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Yemen
Yemen: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 50.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Yemen, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 50.51 % change on previous year for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 235.8% on the previous year and up 904.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Yemen peaked at 102.89 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -37.19 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 6th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 1964 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 83.33 % change on previous year | +816.7% |
| 1972 | 27.7 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1973 | 102.89 % change on previous year | +271.4% |
| 1974 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1975 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -212.3% |
| 1976 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 1977 | 22.03 % change on previous year | +402.6% |
| 1978 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5405 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 1980 | -11.29 % change on previous year | -2188.7% |
| 1981 | 22.67 % change on previous year | -300.8% |
| 1982 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1983 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 1984 | -3.17 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -234.5% |
| 1986 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1987 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 1988 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -387.5% |
| 1989 | 14.28 % change on previous year | +245.9% |
| 1990 | -0.1608 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 1991 | -25.61 % change on previous year | +15828.0% |
| 1992 | 22.47 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 1993 | -0.8798 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1994 | -6.34 % change on previous year | +620.1% |
| 1995 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 1996 | -4.67 % change on previous year | +89.5% |
| 1997 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 1998 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -378.7% |
| 1999 | -24.48 % change on previous year | -468.4% |
| 2000 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 2001 | 8.42 % change on previous year | +627.3% |
| 2002 | -7.23 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2003 | -7.51 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 28.3 % change on previous year | -477.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0936 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 2006 | 12.46 % change on previous year | +13212.5% |
| 2007 | 20 % change on previous year | +60.5% |
| 2008 | -16.35 % change on previous year | -181.7% |
| 2009 | -13.95 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 42.24 % change on previous year | -402.8% |
| 2011 | -16.37 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 2012 | 11.72 % change on previous year | -171.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0704 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2014 | -6.28 % change on previous year | +8812.0% |
| 2015 | -20 % change on previous year | +218.7% |
| 2016 | -9.63 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 2017 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2018 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 11.65 % change on previous year | -939.4% |
| 2020 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2022 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2023 | -37.19 % change on previous year | -2119.0% |
| 2024 | 50.51 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -15828.0% | -0.1608 % change on previous year | -25.61 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +13212.5% | 0.0936 % change on previous year | 12.46 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -8812.0% | -0.0704 % change on previous year | -6.28 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -2188.7% | 0.5405 % change on previous year | -11.29 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -2119.0% | 1.84 % change on previous year | -37.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 25.22 % change on previous year | -5.34 % change on previous year | 102.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 % change on previous year | -11.29 % change on previous year | 22.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.79 % change on previous year | -25.61 % change on previous year | 22.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -16.35 % change on previous year | 28.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 42.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 % change on previous year | -37.19 % change on previous year | 50.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 Lebanon 66.9 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Belarus 66.67 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Tajikistan 51.44 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Montenegro 48.9 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Luxembourg 47.06 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Armenia 45.04 % change on previous year compare
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Yemen?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Yemen was 50.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 102.89 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.19 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 904.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.