Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1136 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Yemen stood at 0.1136 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 37.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.183 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Yemen 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0241 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0436 t per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0852 t per square kilometre | +147.8% |
| 1974 | 0.097 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0989 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0928 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1099 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 0.108 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1155 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0985 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1301 t per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1405 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0766 t per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0938 t per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0871 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0993 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.102 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1297 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1243 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.087 t per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1333 t per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1415 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1309 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1097 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0954 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0992 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1171 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0892 t per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0902 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0954 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.078 t per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0622 t per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0614 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1248 t per square kilometre | +111.8% |
| 2007 | 0.164 t per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1247 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1062 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1694 t per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1276 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1487 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1424 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1237 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0804 t per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.069 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0915 t per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1632 t per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1788 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.183 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1136 t per square kilometre | -37.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1136 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5566 t per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1136 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1445 t per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Production, 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 | +147.8% | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | 0.0852 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.081 t per square kilometre | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | 0.1155 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1067 t per square kilometre | 0.0766 t per square kilometre | 0.1405 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1128 t per square kilometre | 0.087 t per square kilometre | 0.1415 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0966 t per square kilometre | 0.0589 t per square kilometre | 0.164 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1093 t per square kilometre | 0.069 t per square kilometre | 0.1694 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1596 t per square kilometre | 0.1136 t per square kilometre | 0.183 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 115 Somalia 0.1514 t per square kilometre compare
- 116 Costa Rica 0.1434 t per square kilometre compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1175 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Fiji 0.1098 t per square kilometre compare
- 120 Barbados 0.0991 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Namibia 0.0898 t 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) — production, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.1136 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.183 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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) — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production 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.