Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
147th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Yemen is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 147th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 144 Colombia 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Jordan 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Norway 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 149 New Zealand 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 150 Chile 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5238 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.