Potatoes — Production, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0077 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0077 t per person for potatoes — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0192 t per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 t per person, in 1970.
That places Yemen 100th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 t per person | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 t per person | -43.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 t per person | +166.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.009 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.012 t per person | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0133 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0147 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0164 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0192 t per person | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 t per person | -46.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0099 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.012 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 t per person | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0112 t per person | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 0.011 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.009 t per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 t per person | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 t per person | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 t per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 t per person | -5.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0077 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0102 t per person, 76% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0077 t per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.017 t per person, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, per capita 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 | +166.8% | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0077 t per person |
| 1987 | -46.9% | 0.0182 t per person | 0.0096 t per person |
| 1970 | -43.9% | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0029 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0092 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0133 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 t per person | 0.0096 t per person | 0.0192 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0137 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 0.0107 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 t per person | 0.0066 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 0.0094 t per person | 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 potatoes — production, per capita in Yemen?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Yemen was 0.0077 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 t per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 t per person in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 100th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.