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
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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 157.58 2010 = 100 (2014)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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).