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
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Yemen, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 164,700 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 164,700 hectares | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 164,700 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,585 hectares, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 164,700 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 7.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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