Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Yemen
Yemen: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 35,398 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Yemen, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Yemen stood at 35,398 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Yemen peaked at 35,869 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35,398 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Yemen 15th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 35,786 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 35,786 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,786 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35,810 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35,813 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,817 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,831 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,819 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,842 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,869 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,850 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 35,843 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,844 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,845 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,853 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,846 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,836 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 35,834 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35,834 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 35,835 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35,833 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,832 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 35,787 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 35,771 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 35,745 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35,665 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 35,604 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 35,468 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 35,398 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 35,398 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 235.51 1000 ha, 150.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 35,398 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,559 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,807 1000 ha | 35,786 1000 ha | 35,831 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 35,846 1000 ha | 35,819 1000 ha | 35,869 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,797 1000 ha | 35,665 1000 ha | 35,836 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,490 1000 ha | 35,398 1000 ha | 35,604 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 12 Mongolia 66,361 1000 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 3.42 1000 ha compare
- 13 Chad 62,733 1000 ha compare
- 13 Micronesia 0.03 1000 ha compare
- 14 Canada 40,380 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 0.02 1000 ha compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 ha
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 15 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 15 Polynesia 0 1000 ha
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 33,050 1000 ha compare
- 17 Russian Federation 32,677 1000 ha compare
- 18 Iraq 32,538 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Yemen?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Yemen was 35,398 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 35,869 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,398 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Yemen ranks 15th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.