Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Yemen
Yemen: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 680.44 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Yemen is 680.44 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Yemen peaked at 680.44 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 207 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Yemen 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 231.44 1000 ha | 207 1000 ha | 255 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 276.4 1000 ha | 260 1000 ha | 286 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 302.6 1000 ha | 289 1000 ha | 314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 451.7 1000 ha | 348 1000 ha | 490 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 618.26 1000 ha | 500 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 680.44 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 680.44 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Yemen
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 46.86 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 41.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 22,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 311.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 4.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,141 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.75 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Yemen?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Yemen was 680.44 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 680.44 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 207 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Yemen ranks 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.