Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Yemen
Yemen: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was -0.3599 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Yemen, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Yemen recorded -0.3599 % change on previous year for arable land — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Yemen peaked at 17.71 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -10.07 % change on previous year, in 2011.
Yemen ranks 192nd of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.8716 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.9427 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7782 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7722 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3831 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5344 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3797 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3782 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3768 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6006 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3731 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3717 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3704 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5904 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0.1467 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0.0733 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1464 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0.2924 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2915 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1453 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 10.52 % change on previous year | +7139.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3283 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1992 | -9.82 % change on previous year | -3090.2% |
| 1993 | 17.71 % change on previous year | -280.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3083 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3688 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8573 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 1997 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -383.3% |
| 1998 | -2.68 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1999 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2000 | -0.1293 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 2001 | -5.11 % change on previous year | +3855.1% |
| 2002 | -7.76 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2795 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6845 % change on previous year | -344.9% |
| 2005 | -0.4257 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2006 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +226.3% |
| 2007 | -0.8086 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8901 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2009 | -0.8225 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6755 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2011 | -10.07 % change on previous year | +1390.7% |
| 2012 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 2013 | -0.2492 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2014 | -3.76 % change on previous year | +1408.8% |
| 2015 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2016 | -3.91 % change on previous year | +169.9% |
| 2017 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -259.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3439 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7712 % change on previous year | -324.2% |
| 2020 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 2021 | -0.6169 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9575 % change on previous year | -255.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2839 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 2024 | -0.3599 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +7139.5% | 0.1453 % change on previous year | 10.52 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -3855.1% | -0.1293 % change on previous year | -5.11 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -3090.2% | 0.3283 % change on previous year | -9.82 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1408.8% | -0.2492 % change on previous year | -3.76 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -1390.7% | -0.6755 % change on previous year | -10.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.63 % change on previous year | 0.3782 % change on previous year | 0.9427 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2903 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.6006 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0876 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.2924 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 % change on previous year | -9.82 % change on previous year | 17.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.69 % change on previous year | -7.76 % change on previous year | 0.6845 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -10.07 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2966 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year | 0.9575 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 189 China, mainland -0.3491 % change on previous year compare
- 190 China -0.35 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Finland -0.3559 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Hungary -0.3803 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Afghanistan -0.4461 % change on previous year compare
- 195 China, Taiwan Province of -0.4478 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Yemen?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Yemen was -0.3599 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 17.71 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.07 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Yemen ranks 192nd out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.