Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen
Yemen: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 0.6577 square meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen stood at 0.6577 square meters.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen peaked at 1.94 square meters in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2456 square meters, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 148th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen, year by year
| Year | square meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.39 square meters | — |
| 2006 | 1.35 square meters | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 square meters | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.94 square meters | +62.4% |
| 2009 | 1.53 square meters | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 1.32 square meters | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 square meters | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 square meters | +41.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 square meters | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 square meters | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8115 square meters | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7019 square meters | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5025 square meters | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5237 square meters | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4267 square meters | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.325 square meters | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2456 square meters | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7426 square meters | +202.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6577 square meters | -11.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.6577 square meters is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.45 square meters, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.6577 square meters is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93 square meters, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +202.4% | 0.2456 square meters | 0.7426 square meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 square meters | 1.19 square meters | 1.94 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9316 square meters | 0.4267 square meters | 1.64 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4927 square meters | 0.2456 square meters | 0.7426 square meters | 4 |
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 consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen was 0.6577 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 square meters in 2008.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2456 square meters in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Yemen ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.