Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0009 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0042 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Yemen 114th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per person | +78.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 ha per person | +97.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0.003 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per person | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.002 ha per person | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.001 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.001 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.001 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | +46.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0009 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 3.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +97.3% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person |
| 1971 | +78.5% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
| 2024 | +46.1% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Yemen?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Yemen was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 114th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.