Corn yields in Yemen
Yemen: Corn yields was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.57 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 35.8%
World rank
136th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.8079 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: 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
Yemen recorded 1.57 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Yemen peaked at 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8079 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Yemen ranks 136th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -38.2% |
| 1973 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9726 tonnes per hectare | -43.9% |
| 1984 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8425 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8079 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +88.4% |
| 2007 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +72.7% |
| 2021 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -35.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.57 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.57 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 tonnes per hectare, 26% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +88.4% | 0.8079 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | +72.7% | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.9726 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.8079 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 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 yields in Yemen?
- Corn yields in Yemen was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8079 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Yemen rank for corn yields?
- Yemen ranks 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.