Share global forest in Yemen
Yemen: Share global forest was 0.0133 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0133
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
141st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0133
in 2025
All-time low
0.0126
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Yemen is 0.0133, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Yemen peaked at 0.0133 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0126, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 141st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0126 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0127 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.013 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0132 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0133 | +0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0133 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0133 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0128 | 0.0126 | 0.0129 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.0131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 | 0.0131 | 0.0132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 | 0.0132 | 0.0133 | 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 share global forest in Yemen?
- Share global forest in Yemen was 0.0133 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for share global forest?
- Yemen ranks 141st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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