Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Yemen
Yemen: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 70 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Yemen is 70 %, measured 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, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Yemen peaked at 70 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70 %, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 195th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 % | — |
| 1991 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70 % | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 70 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 70 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.93 %, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Yemen?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Yemen was 70 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 70 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 % in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Yemen ranks 195th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.