Millet yields in Yemen
Yemen: Millet yields was 0.5238 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Millet yields in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, millet yields in Yemen stood at 0.5238 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Yemen peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2799 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Yemen ranks 79th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.9044 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6573 tonnes per hectare | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5504 tonnes per hectare | 0.2799 tonnes per hectare | 0.6781 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6426 tonnes per hectare | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | 0.7423 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6079 tonnes per hectare | 0.5178 tonnes per hectare | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5401 tonnes per hectare | 0.5238 tonnes per hectare | 0.5571 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Yemen?
- Millet yields in Yemen was 0.5238 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2799 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Yemen rank for millet yields?
- Yemen ranks 79th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.