Cropland — Area per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Yemen is 0.04 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.24 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.04 ha/cap, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 193rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2222 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.131 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.103 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.072 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 193 Egypt 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Israel 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Lebanon 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago 0.04 ha/cap compare
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 — Share in Land area 2.75 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Yemen?
- Cropland — area per capita in Yemen was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 ha/cap in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Yemen ranks 193rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.