Potato yields in Yemen
Yemen: Potato yields was 17.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Yemen stood at 17.7 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Yemen peaked at 23.96 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 94th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 8.68 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 12.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.57 tonnes per hectare | 11.97 tonnes per hectare | 23.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.02 tonnes per hectare | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.27 tonnes per hectare | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | 12.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | 15.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.71 tonnes per hectare | 14.84 tonnes per hectare | 20.41 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 potato yields in Yemen?
- Potato yields in Yemen was 17.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 23.96 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for potato yields?
- Yemen ranks 94th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.