Millet yields in Yemen
Yemen: Millet yields was 0.5238 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5238 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
80th
of 89 countries
All-time high
2 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
All-time low
0.2799 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 80th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9044 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +52.0% |
| 1968 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1971 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9315 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8149 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7219 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | -50.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5132 tonnes per hectare | +44.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3898 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3949 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.419 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3672 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2799 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6329 tonnes per hectare | +126.1% |
| 1993 | 0.612 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5814 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5821 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5328 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6004 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6781 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6373 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.632 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.635 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.577 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7284 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7423 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6536 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6298 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6011 tonnes per hectare | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.702 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.677 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6391 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.549 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5191 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5265 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5178 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5432 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5504 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5571 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5382 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.531 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5238 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.5238 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.5238 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.45 tonnes per hectare, 36% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +126.1% | 0.2799 tonnes per hectare | 0.6329 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 80th out of 89 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.