Oranges — Area harvested in Yemen
Yemen: Oranges — Area harvested was 8,135 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in Yemen stood at 8,135 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Yemen peaked at 14,430 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Yemen 41st out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 2,435 ha | — |
| 1980 | 2,550 ha | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 2,318 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 2,398 ha | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 2,398 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,407 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,478 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,846 ha | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 2,935 ha | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3,972 ha | +35.3% |
| 1989 | 4,174 ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 5,012 ha | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 6,030 ha | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 6,878 ha | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 8,023 ha | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 9,533 ha | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 10,101 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 12,246 ha | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 12,670 ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13,039 ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13,301 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13,510 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 13,975 ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 14,309 ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 14,430 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6,137 ha | -57.5% |
| 2005 | 6,579 ha | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 7,606 ha | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 9,256 ha | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 9,566 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 8,268 ha | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 8,370 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8,356 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,252 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8,281 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8,317 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,818 ha | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 7,714 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7,709 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,609 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,869 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 7,916 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8,068 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8,093 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,093 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,135 ha | +0.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 8,135 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,476 ha, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 8,135 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,968 ha, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -57.5% | 14,430 ha | 6,137 ha |
| 1988 | +35.3% | 2,935 ha | 3,972 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 243.5 ha | 0 ha | 2,435 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,848 ha | 2,318 ha | 4,174 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,683 ha | 5,012 ha | 13,301 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,364 ha | 6,137 ha | 14,430 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,030 ha | 7,609 ha | 8,370 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,061 ha | 7,916 ha | 8,135 ha | 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 oranges — area harvested in Yemen?
- Oranges — area harvested in Yemen was 8,135 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 14,430 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Yemen ranks 41st out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.