Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index in Yemen
Yemen: Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.02 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index in Yemen, 2010–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.02 for wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 95.2% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in Yemen peaked at 0.42 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2012.
That places Yemen 59th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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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 wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in Yemen?
- Wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in Yemen was 0.02 in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for wheat — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Yemen ranks 59th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wheat — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK