Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen

Yemen: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 4.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.86 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
218th
of 231 countries
All-time high
6.93 %
in 1996
All-time low
4.68 %
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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.