Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Yemen
Yemen: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.0%
World rank
198th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1990
All-time low
1.0%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.0% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Yemen peaked at 1.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 198th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 195 Kazakhstan 1.3% compare
- 196 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
- 197 Lesotho 1.1% compare
- 199 Mauritania 1.0% compare
- 200 Niger 0.8% compare
- 201 Jordan 0.8% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0024 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -27.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Yemen?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Yemen was 1.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Yemen ranks 198th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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