Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 5.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen stood at 5.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen peaked at 5.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8% | — |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Yemen was 5.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Yemen ranks 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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