Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Yemen is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0013 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 157th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 ha per person | +47.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 154 Saudi Arabia 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 155 Barbados 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 156 Palestine, State of 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 158 Jordan 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 159 Puerto Rico 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 160 Iraq 0.0002 ha per person 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Yemen?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Yemen was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 157th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.