Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.034 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen is 0.034 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.044 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 146th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0251 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 | 0.0292 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 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0335 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 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0304 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 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
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 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 143 Mexico 0.0388 ha per square kilometre compare
- 144 New Zealand 0.0366 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 0.0351 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Argentina 0.0329 ha per square kilometre compare
- 148 Norway 0.0316 ha per square kilometre compare
- 149 Kuwait 0.0272 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.034 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.044 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.