Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Yemen
Yemen: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 34.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
34.74
in 2022
All-time low
26.19
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 34.74 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Yemen peaked at 34.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.19, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 153rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.19 | — |
| 2001 | 26.19 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.19 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.36 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 27.36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.18 | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 33.24 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.67 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.74 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.74 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.74 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.74 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 34.74 is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.41, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 34.74 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.74, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.95 | 26.19 | 33.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.67 | 34.67 | 34.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.72 | 34.67 | 34.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5266 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.67 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Yemen?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Yemen was 34.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 34.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.19 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Yemen ranks 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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