Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0466 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen stood at 0.0466 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 37.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.1008 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 118th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | +102.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0763 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0821 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1008 ha per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0637 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0629 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | -37.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0466 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0466 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +102.9% | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | 0.054 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +83.3% | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0487 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | 0.1008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 115 Mauritius 0.0646 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0614 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Montenegro 0.0474 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Congo 0.0381 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Barbados 0.0349 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Armenia 0.0297 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0466 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1008 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.