Share cereal human food in Yemen
Yemen: Share cereal human food was 99.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.73
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.81
in 2022
All-time low
87.27
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 99.73 for share cereal 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 cereal human food in Yemen peaked at 99.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.27, in 1974.
That places Yemen 10th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.82 | 90.07 | 91.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.86 | 87.27 | 93.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.03 | 92.29 | 98.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.49 | 93.59 | 96.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.41 | 93.8 | 97.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.87 | 95.76 | 97.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.61 | 97.09 | 99.81 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 9 Uganda 99.87 compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 99.06 compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 98.8 compare
- 13 Somalia 98.48 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture share gdp 28.75 (2018)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 28.75 (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Bananas — Production 135,448 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Yemen?
- Share cereal human food in Yemen was 99.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 99.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.27 in 1974.
- How does Yemen rank for share cereal human food?
- Yemen ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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