Share of cereals allocated to human food in Yemen
Yemen: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 99.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 99.7% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Yemen peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 1974.
That places Yemen 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.7% | — |
| 1962 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 91.9% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 88.7% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 87.3% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 92.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 93.3% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 98.1% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 95.7% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 99.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 61.8%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.8% | 90.1% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.9% | 87.3% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 92.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 93.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 93.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 9 Uganda 99.9% compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 99.1% compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 98.8% compare
- 13 Somalia 98.5% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Yemen?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Yemen was 99.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 1974.
- How does Yemen rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Yemen ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.