How does Yemen rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?

Yemen ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen

Name: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Yemen: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

150th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1996

All-time low

0.0253 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Yemen 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0253 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0255 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1963	0.0258 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
1964	0.0259 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1965	0.0261 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1966	0.0263 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1967	0.0265 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1968	0.0266 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.4%
1969	0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1970	0.0269 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.4%
1971	0.027 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.6%
1972	0.0272 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1973	0.0273 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
1974	0.0274 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
1975	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
1976	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1979	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1980	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1982	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.0278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
1986	0.0278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.028 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.6%
1988	0.028 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1990	0.0308 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+9.8%
1991	0.0309 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
1992	0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-9.2%
1993	0.0327 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+16.5%
1994	0.0328 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
1995	0.0329 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
1996	0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.1%
1997	0.0326 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.0%
1998	0.0318 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.3%
1999	0.0316 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
2000	0.0316 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2001	0.0302 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.4%
2002	0.0314 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.8%
2003	0.0283 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-9.7%
2004	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.1%
2005	0.0288 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.2%
2006	0.0308 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+6.8%
2007	0.0308 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.0287 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.8%
2009	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.3%
2010	0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+8.7%
2011	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-8.0%
2012	0.0284 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.4%
2013	0.0284 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.1%
2014	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.2%
2015	0.0271 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.3%
2016	0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.3%
2017	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.8%
2018	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Yemen compared with similar countries

Yemen's 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1325 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Yemen's 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0261 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0253 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0274 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0269 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0317 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0298 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0316 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

147 Bhutan 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
148 Cayman Islands 0.0292 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
149 Hong Kong 0.0286 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
151 Papua New Guinea 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
152 Chile 0.0258 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
153 New Zealand 0.0225 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen?: Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1996.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Yemen rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?: Yemen ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.