Permanent crops — Area in Yemen
Yemen: Permanent crops — Area was 311.21 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 311.21 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Yemen peaked at 314.72 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75 1000 ha, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 82nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 81 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 86 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 86 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 86 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 92 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 97 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 103 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 103 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 108 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 113 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 116 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 121 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 124 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 129 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 241 1000 ha | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 243 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 232 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 236 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 253 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 262 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 272 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 281 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 288 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 291 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 297 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 298 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 295.75 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 293.5 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 291.25 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 289 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 285 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 294 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 307.66 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 314.72 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 303.83 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 307.09 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 311.21 1000 ha | +1.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 311.21 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 282.19 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 311.21 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205.98 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +86.8% | 129 1000 ha | 241 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.22 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 86 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.3 1000 ha | 86 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 103 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.6 1000 ha | 103 1000 ha | 121 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 227.3 1000 ha | 124 1000 ha | 281 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.25 1000 ha | 285 1000 ha | 298 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 308.9 1000 ha | 303.83 1000 ha | 314.72 1000 ha | 5 |
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 permanent crops — area in Yemen?
- Permanent crops — area in Yemen was 311.21 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 314.72 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for permanent crops — area?
- Yemen ranks 82nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.