Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0339 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen is 0.0339 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.0439 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Yemen 91st out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0339 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0339 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +52.0% | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 88 Chile 0.039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 0.0351 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Mozambique 0.0346 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Indonesia 0.0336 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 New Zealand 0.032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Mexico 0.032 ha per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0339 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 91st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.