Arable land — Area in Yemen

Yemen: Arable land — Area was 1,141 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,141 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
108th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1,647 1000 ha
in 1996
All-time low
1,095 1000 ha
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Yemen, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land — area in Yemen is 1,141 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Yemen peaked at 1,647 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,095 1000 ha, in 2016.

That places Yemen 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,300 1000 ha 1,262 1000 ha 1,327 1000 ha 9
1970s 1,354 1000 ha 1,332 1000 ha 1,366 1000 ha 10
1980s 1,371 1000 ha 1,366 1000 ha 1,378 1000 ha 10
1990s 1,568 1000 ha 1,378 1000 ha 1,647 1000 ha 10
2000s 1,369 1000 ha 1,300 1000 ha 1,545 1000 ha 10
2010s 1,173 1000 ha 1,095 1000 ha 1,291 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,143 1000 ha 1,137 1000 ha 1,148 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 105 Kyrgyzstan 1,288 1000 ha compare
  2. 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,224 1000 ha compare
  3. 107 Rwanda 1,162 1000 ha compare
  4. 109 Mongolia 1,123 1000 ha compare
  5. 110 Burundi 1,121 1000 ha compare
  6. 111 Somalia 1,100 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Yemen?
Arable land — area in Yemen was 1,141 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1,647 1000 ha in 1996.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 1,095 1000 ha in 2016.
How does Yemen rank for arable land — area?
Yemen ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.