Forest area in Yemen
Yemen: Forest area was 549,000 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
549,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 235 countries
All-time high
549,000 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
549,000 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 549,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 549,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 549,000 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.24 million hectares, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 549,000 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.