Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Yemen

Yemen: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 164,700 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
164,700 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 185 countries
All-time high
164,700 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
164,700 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Yemen, 1990–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720251990: 164.7k hectares1991: 164.7k hectares1992: 164.7k hectares1993: 164.7k hectares1994: 164.7k hectares1995: 164.7k hectares1996: 164.7k hectares1997: 164.7k hectares1998: 164.7k hectares1999: 164.7k hectares2000: 164.7k hectares2001: 164.7k hectares2002: 164.7k hectares2003: 164.7k hectares2004: 164.7k hectares2005: 164.7k hectares2006: 164.7k hectares2007: 164.7k hectares2008: 164.7k hectares2009: 164.7k hectares2010: 164.7k hectares2011: 164.7k hectares2012: 164.7k hectares2013: 164.7k hectares2014: 164.7k hectares2015: 164.7k hectares2016: 164.7k hectares2017: 164.7k hectares2018: 164.7k hectares2019: 164.7k hectares2020: 164.7k hectares2021: 164.7k hectares2022: 164.7k hectares2023: 164.7k hectares2024: 164.7k hectares2025: 164.7k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 164,700 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Yemen peaked at 164,700 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 164,700 hectares, in 1990.

Yemen ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 10
2000s 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 10
2010s 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 10
2020s 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 164,700 hectares 6

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 83 Niger 197,500 hectares compare
  2. 84 Peru 191,120 hectares compare
  3. 85 Greece 170,130 hectares compare
  4. 87 Switzerland 160,420 hectares compare
  5. 88 Kenya 152,700 hectares compare
  6. 89 Tunisia 150,720 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Yemen?
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Yemen was 164,700 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 164,700 hectares in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 164,700 hectares in 1990.
How does Yemen rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
Yemen ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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