Pea yields in Yemen
Yemen: Pea yields was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pea yields in Yemen, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.51 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Yemen peaked at 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
Yemen ranks 52nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Pea yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1989 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +41.9% |
| 1993 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.51 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8784 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.51 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 | +41.9% | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 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 pea yields in Yemen?
- Pea yields in Yemen was 1.51 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 pea yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for pea yields?
- Yemen ranks 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Pea 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.