Share of forest area within protected areas in Yemen
Yemen: Share of forest area within protected areas was 5.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5.8% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Yemen peaked at 5.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 158th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8% | — |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 37% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 5.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Yemen?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Yemen was 5.8% 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 area within protected areas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Yemen ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).