Cropland — Share in Land area in Yemen
Yemen: Cropland — Share in Land area was 2.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.75 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Yemen peaked at 3.32 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.53 %, in 1961.
That places Yemen 218th out of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.53 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.55 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.58 % | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.59 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.61 % | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.65 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.66 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.68 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.69 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.72 % | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.74 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.77 % | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.8 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.81 % | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.08 % | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.81 % | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 3.27 % | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 3.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.32 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.26 % | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.18 % | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 3.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.02 % | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.75 % | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.84 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.75 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.71 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.62 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.75 % | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.75 % | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.75 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.39 %, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2.75 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.77 %, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.61 % | 2.53 % | 2.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 % | 2.69 % | 2.77 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 % | 2.77 % | 2.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 % | 2.81 % | 3.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 % | 2.99 % | 3.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 % | 2.62 % | 2.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 % | 2.75 % | 2.75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 216 Cayman Islands 2.92 % compare
- 217 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.86 % compare
- 219 United States Virgin Islands 2.74 % compare
- 220 Papua New Guinea 2.68 % compare
- 221 Chile 2.57 % compare
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 cropland — share in land area in Yemen?
- Cropland — share in land area in Yemen was 2.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 % in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Yemen ranks 218th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area 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 Land 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.