Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Yemen
Yemen: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 46.86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 46.86 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Yemen peaked at 49.1 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.48 %, in 1961.
That places Yemen 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.88 % | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 16.1 % | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 16.5 % | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 16.74 % | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 17.11 % | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 17.38 % | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 17.82 % | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 18.05 % | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 18.34 % | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 18.58 % | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 18.79 % | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 19.07 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 19.35 % | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 19.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 19.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 19.29 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 19.55 % | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 19.75 % | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 20.34 % | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 20.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20.48 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 20.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20.54 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 20.75 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21.1 % | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 21.2 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 21.4 % | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 24.52 % | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 27.01 % | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 26.09 % | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 27.86 % | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 27.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 27.69 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 28.26 % | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 29.17 % | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 29.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.96 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 31.35 % | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 31.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 37.7 % | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 42.8 % | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 42.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.95 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 43 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.86 % | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 45.33 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 45.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.88 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 47.5 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 49.1 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 46.86 % | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.86 % | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 46.86 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 23.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 46.86 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.27 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.78 % | 15.48 % | 18.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.09 % | 18.34 % | 19.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.58 % | 19.75 % | 21.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.93 % | 21.4 % | 29.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.79 % | 29.96 % | 43.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.47 % | 43.09 % | 49.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.86 % | 46.86 % | 46.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.29 % compare
- 35 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 47 % compare
- 38 India 44.94 % compare
- 39 Guadeloupe 44.88 % compare
- 40 Peru 41.63 % compare
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Yemen?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Yemen was 46.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.48 % in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Yemen ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.