What is land use over the long-term in Yemen?

Land use over the long-term in Yemen was 22.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 22.00 million hectares in 2009.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 8.30 million hectares in 1100.

How does Yemen rank for land use over the long-term?

Yemen ranks 31st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Yemen?

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

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Yemen

Name: Land use over the long-term in Yemen
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Yemen: Land use over the long-term was 22.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

22.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

31st

of 202 countries

All-time high

22.00 million hectares

in 2009

All-time low

8.30 million hectares

in 1100

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Yemen, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 22.00 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Yemen peaked at 22.00 million hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.30 million hectares, in 1100.

Yemen ranks 31st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	9.31 million hectares	9.31 million hectares	9.31 million hectares	1
1100s	8.30 million hectares	8.30 million hectares	8.30 million hectares	1
1200s	8.74 million hectares	8.74 million hectares	8.74 million hectares	1
1300s	9.18 million hectares	9.18 million hectares	9.18 million hectares	1
1400s	8.58 million hectares	8.58 million hectares	8.58 million hectares	1
1500s	9.45 million hectares	9.45 million hectares	9.45 million hectares	1
1600s	10.53 million hectares	10.53 million hectares	10.53 million hectares	1
1700s	9.50 million hectares	9.50 million hectares	9.50 million hectares	1
1710s	9.54 million hectares	9.54 million hectares	9.54 million hectares	1
1720s	9.66 million hectares	9.66 million hectares	9.66 million hectares	1
1730s	9.79 million hectares	9.79 million hectares	9.79 million hectares	1
1740s	9.91 million hectares	9.91 million hectares	9.91 million hectares	1
1750s	10.04 million hectares	10.04 million hectares	10.04 million hectares	1
1760s	10.17 million hectares	10.17 million hectares	10.17 million hectares	1
1770s	10.30 million hectares	10.30 million hectares	10.30 million hectares	1
1780s	10.44 million hectares	10.44 million hectares	10.44 million hectares	1
1790s	10.57 million hectares	10.57 million hectares	10.57 million hectares	1
1800s	10.71 million hectares	10.71 million hectares	10.71 million hectares	1
1810s	10.85 million hectares	10.85 million hectares	10.85 million hectares	1
1820s	10.99 million hectares	10.99 million hectares	10.99 million hectares	1
1830s	11.10 million hectares	11.10 million hectares	11.10 million hectares	1
1840s	11.33 million hectares	11.33 million hectares	11.33 million hectares	1
1850s	11.57 million hectares	11.57 million hectares	11.57 million hectares	1
1860s	11.81 million hectares	11.81 million hectares	11.81 million hectares	1
1870s	12.05 million hectares	12.05 million hectares	12.05 million hectares	1
1880s	12.52 million hectares	12.52 million hectares	12.52 million hectares	1
1890s	12.99 million hectares	12.99 million hectares	12.99 million hectares	1
1900s	13.46 million hectares	13.46 million hectares	13.46 million hectares	1
1910s	13.93 million hectares	13.93 million hectares	13.93 million hectares	1
1920s	15.13 million hectares	15.13 million hectares	15.13 million hectares	1
1930s	16.33 million hectares	16.33 million hectares	16.33 million hectares	1
1940s	17.52 million hectares	17.52 million hectares	17.52 million hectares	1
1950s	20.14 million hectares	18.72 million hectares	21.64 million hectares	10
1960s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
1970s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
1980s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
1990s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
2000s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
2010s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
2020s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Yemen

28 Botswana 25.60 million hectares compare
29 Nigeria 25.06 million hectares compare
30 Tanzania 24.00 million hectares compare
32 Kenya 21.30 million hectares compare
33 Uzbekistan 21.25 million hectares compare
34 Morocco 21.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Yemen

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 32.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8107 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0196 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.81 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Yemen?: Land use over the long-term in Yemen was 22.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 22.00 million hectares in 2009.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 8.30 million hectares in 1100.
How does Yemen rank for land use over the long-term?: Yemen ranks 31st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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