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
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.979 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9468 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9532 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9265 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9908 | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 1.01 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.03 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8764 | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.91 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8152 | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8228 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7017 | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7088 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7275 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7677 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6903 | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6849 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6823 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6831 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8214 | +20.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7646 | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7691 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6297 | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6221 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5915 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5421 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6206 | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7367 | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5356 | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6029 | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6391 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6085 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.646 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5788 | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4962 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4999 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4674 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4238 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4082 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3655 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3801 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3559 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3328 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2985 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2797 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2221 | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2223 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.219 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2136 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2209 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2188 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2377 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2433 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2591 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2753 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2299 | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2267 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1961 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2043 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2044 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.2044 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.2044 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2216, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).