Sugar cane yields in Yemen
Yemen: Sugar cane yields was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1978. ▬ Flat
Latest (1978)
10 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 110 countries
All-time high
10 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
10 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
18
1961–1978
Sugar cane yields in Yemen, 1961–1978
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Yemen is 10 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1978. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Yemen peaked at 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 107th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sugar cane yields in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 10 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 10 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.85 tonnes per hectare, 25% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 104 Brunei 16.19 tonnes per hectare
- 105 Samoa 11.89 tonnes per hectare compare
- 106 Liberia 10.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 Cape Verde 7.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 109 Central African Republic 6.83 tonnes per hectare
- 110 Oman 5.78 tonnes per hectare
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 sugar cane yields in Yemen?
- Sugar cane yields in Yemen was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1978, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for sugar cane yields?
- Yemen ranks 107th out of 110 countries with data for 1978.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.