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 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
| 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 |
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More environment data for Yemen
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 46.86 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 680.44 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 41.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 22,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 311.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 4.86 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.75 % (2024)
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
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.