Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Yemen

Yemen: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2044 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2044
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
131st
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 1970
All-time low
0.1961
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Yemen, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.811.2196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 0.2044 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Yemen peaked at 1.12 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1961, in 2021.

Yemen ranks 131st of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9836 0.9265 1.03 9
1970s 0.8135 0.6903 1.12 10
1980s 0.6791 0.5421 0.8214 10
1990s 0.5964 0.4962 0.7367 10
2000s 0.3534 0.2221 0.4674 10
2010s 0.234 0.2136 0.2753 10
2020s 0.2079 0.1961 0.2267 4

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 128 Malawi 0.2143 compare
  2. 129 New Zealand 0.2072 compare
  3. 130 Myanmar 0.2065 compare
  4. 132 Turkey 0.2017 compare
  5. 133 Mexico 0.2013 compare
  6. 134 Bangladesh 0.1988 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Yemen?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Yemen was 0.2044 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1970.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1961 in 2021.
How does Yemen rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Yemen ranks 131st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).