Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Yemen stood at 0.0016 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0115 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 77th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.006 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.009 ha per person | +51.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0115 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0092 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0076 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.007 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.006 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.007 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.006 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.006 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.004 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.002 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0016 ha per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 29% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Yemen?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Yemen was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.