Kenya vs Yemen: Land use over the long-term
Kenya
21.30 million hectares
in 2025
Yemen
22.00 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Yemen rank
31st
Land use over the long-term over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 22.00 million hectares against 21.30 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 700,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 31st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 18 and Yemen in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.52 million hectares | 9.31 million hectares | 5.79 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1100s | 4.14 million hectares | 8.30 million hectares | 4.16 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1200s | 4.76 million hectares | 8.74 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1300s | 5.38 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1400s | 5.99 million hectares | 8.58 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1500s | 6.61 million hectares | 9.45 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1600s | 7.71 million hectares | 10.53 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1700s | 8.81 million hectares | 9.50 million hectares | 689,850 hectares | Yemen |
| 1710s | 9.21 million hectares | 9.54 million hectares | 328,670 hectares | Yemen |
| 1720s | 9.61 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | 54,770 hectares | Yemen |
| 1730s | 10.00 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 217,480 hectares | Kenya |
| 1740s | 10.40 million hectares | 9.91 million hectares | 488,220 hectares | Kenya |
| 1750s | 10.80 million hectares | 10.04 million hectares | 757,200 hectares | Kenya |
| 1760s | 10.98 million hectares | 10.17 million hectares | 805,100 hectares | Kenya |
| 1770s | 11.14 million hectares | 10.30 million hectares | 840,200 hectares | Kenya |
| 1780s | 11.30 million hectares | 10.44 million hectares | 862,800 hectares | Kenya |
| 1790s | 11.44 million hectares | 10.57 million hectares | 873,300 hectares | Kenya |
| 1800s | 11.58 million hectares | 10.71 million hectares | 872,000 hectares | Kenya |
| 1810s | 11.71 million hectares | 10.85 million hectares | 859,100 hectares | Kenya |
| 1820s | 11.82 million hectares | 10.99 million hectares | 835,200 hectares | Kenya |
| 1830s | 11.93 million hectares | 11.10 million hectares | 827,000 hectares | Kenya |
| 1840s | 12.03 million hectares | 11.33 million hectares | 695,800 hectares | Kenya |
| 1850s | 12.12 million hectares | 11.57 million hectares | 551,500 hectares | Kenya |
| 1860s | 12.61 million hectares | 11.81 million hectares | 806,900 hectares | Kenya |
| 1870s | 13.13 million hectares | 12.05 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1880s | 13.80 million hectares | 12.52 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1890s | 14.51 million hectares | 12.99 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1900s | 13.53 million hectares | 13.46 million hectares | 65,800 hectares | Kenya |
| 1910s | 12.24 million hectares | 13.93 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1920s | 11.76 million hectares | 15.13 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1930s | 13.65 million hectares | 16.33 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1940s | 15.38 million hectares | 17.52 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1950s | 18.70 million hectares | 20.14 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1960s | 21.14 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 858,480 hectares | Yemen |
| 1970s | 21.30 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 700,000 hectares | Yemen |
| 1980s | 21.30 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 700,000 hectares | Yemen |
| 1990s | 21.30 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 700,000 hectares | Yemen |
| 2000s | 21.30 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 700,000 hectares | Yemen |
| 2010s | 21.30 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 700,000 hectares | Yemen |
| 2020s | 21.30 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 700,000 hectares | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Kenya or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 22.00 million hectares against 21.30 million hectares in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Kenya and Yemen?
- 700,000 hectares, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 31st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.