Corn: Yield gap in Yemen
Yemen: Corn: Yield gap was 6.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Yemen is 6.33 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Yemen peaked at 7.09 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.43 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
Yemen ranks 8th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 6.33 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 6.33 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.81 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Yemen?
- Corn: yield gap in Yemen was 6.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for corn: yield gap?
- Yemen ranks 8th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.