Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6462 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6462 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
26th
of 107 countries
All-time high
2.06 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
0.4012 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen is 0.6462 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 2.06 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.4012 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Yemen 26th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1978 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.987 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9598 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7236 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8197 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8652 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8493 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8493 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.808 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8138 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.868 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6961 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6812 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7185 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6269 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5595 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8123 ha per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2005 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8387 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7439 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8726 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9471 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9537 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7891 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6708 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5918 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5831 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5594 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5946 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6027 ha per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6609 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6462 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.6462 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.6462 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0166 ha per square kilometre, 38.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.987 ha per square kilometre | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8253 ha per square kilometre | 0.6961 ha per square kilometre | 0.9598 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8295 ha per square kilometre | 0.5595 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7584 ha per square kilometre | 0.5594 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5778 ha per square kilometre | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | 0.6609 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 23 Albania 0.8161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.7112 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Mexico 0.679 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lesotho 0.5588 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.4872 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Gambia 0.4668 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.6462 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4012 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 26th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.