Forest area in Yemen
Yemen: Forest area was 549,000 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Yemen is 549,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Yemen peaked at 549,000 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 549,000 hectares, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 141st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 32.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8107 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0196 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Yemen?
- Forest area in Yemen was 549,000 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 549,000 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 549,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for forest area?
- Yemen ranks 141st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.