Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen
Yemen: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 4.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Yemen stood at 4.86 %.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Yemen peaked at 6.93 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.68 %, in 2016.
That places Yemen 218th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.56 % | 5.41 % | 5.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.78 % | 5.69 % | 5.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.84 % | 5.82 % | 5.87 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.62 % | 5.87 % | 6.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.81 % | 5.54 % | 6.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 % | 4.68 % | 5.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 % | 4.85 % | 4.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 215 New Zealand 5.39 % compare
- 216 Kuwait 5.33 % compare
- 217 Congo 5.16 % compare
- 219 Turkmenistan 4.14 % compare
- 220 Montenegro 3.9 % compare
- 221 New Caledonia 3.28 % compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 680.44 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 46.86 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 41.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.81 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 311.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 22,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 1,426 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Yemen?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Yemen was 4.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 % in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Yemen ranks 218th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.