Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Yemen
Yemen: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 1.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.3% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Yemen peaked at 1.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 117th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 15% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 78% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 114 Namibia 2.6% compare
- 115 Algeria 2.0% compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 1.3% compare
- 118 Wallis and Futuna 0.9% compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.7% compare
- 120 Nicaragua 0.5% 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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Yemen?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Yemen was 1.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Yemen ranks 117th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).