Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen
Yemen: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 6.19 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 6.19 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Yemen peaked at 7.39 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.73 %, in 1961.
That places Yemen 220th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.89 % | 5.73 % | 6.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.17 % | 6.06 % | 6.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 % | 6.24 % | 6.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.07 % | 6.31 % | 7.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.77 % | 6.71 % | 7.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 % | 5.93 % | 6.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 % | 6.19 % | 6.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 217 Australia and New Zealand 8.64 % compare
- 218 Montenegro 7.67 % compare
- 219 Iceland 7.39 % compare
- 221 New Zealand 6.15 % compare
- 222 Congo 6.13 % compare
- 223 New Caledonia 4.26 % 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 — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Yemen?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Yemen was 6.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 % in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Yemen ranks 220th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.