Arable land — Area in Yemen
Yemen: Arable land — Area was 1,141 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Yemen, 1961–2024
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 119th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,262 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,273 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,285 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,295 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1,305 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,317 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,322 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,327 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,332 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,340 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,345 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1,350 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,355 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,363 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1,363 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,363 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,365 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,366 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,366 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,368 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,368 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,368 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,368 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,372 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,372 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,376 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,376 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,378 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,523 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 1,528 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,378 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 1,622 1000 ha | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 1,627 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,633 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,647 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,607 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,564 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,547 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,545 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,466 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1,352 1000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1,348 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,358 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,352 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,333 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,322 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,311 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,300 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,291 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,161 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 1,204 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,201 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,156 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,139 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,095 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,163 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,167 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,158 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,144 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,137 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,148 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,145 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,141 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,141 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,000 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,141 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 699.1 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
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 119th out of 248 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
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.