Country area — Area in Yemen
Yemen: Country area — Area was 52,797 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Yemen stood at 52,797 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Yemen peaked at 52,797 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52,797 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Yemen 55th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 1000 ha | 52,797 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)
- Arable land — Area 1,141 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Yemen?
- Country area — area in Yemen was 52,797 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 52,797 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,797 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for country area — area?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.