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 235th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.45 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 5.5 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.54 % | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5.58 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.6 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.63 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 5.65 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.67 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 5.69 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.72 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.76 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.78 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.83 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.85 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 6.45 % | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 6.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.87 % | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 6.84 % | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 6.86 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.88 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.93 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.77 % | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 6.6 % | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.54 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.53 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.21 % | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.72 % | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 5.74 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.76 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.75 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.64 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.54 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.48 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.95 % | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 5.12 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.93 % | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.86 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.68 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.96 % | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 4.98 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.94 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.88 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.86 % | -0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 4.86 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 4.86 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.04 %, 24% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 232 New Zealand 5.39 % compare
- 233 Kuwait 5.33 % compare
- 234 Congo 5.16 % compare
- 236 Turkmenistan 4.14 % compare
- 237 Montenegro 3.9 % compare
- 238 New Caledonia 3.28 % 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)
- 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 — 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 235th out of 248 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.