How does Yemen rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Yemen ranks 31st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Yemen: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 41.67 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

41.67 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

31st

of 208 countries

All-time high

41.67 percent

in 1961

All-time low

41.67 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen stood at 41.67 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen peaked at 41.67 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 41.67 percent, in 1961.

That places Yemen 31st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	9
1970s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	10
1980s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	10
1990s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	10
2000s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	10
2010s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	10
2020s	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	41.67 percent	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

28 Australia 43.14 percent compare
29 Paraguay 42.38 percent compare
30 China 41.84 percent compare
32 Armenia 41.51 percent compare
32 Cote d'Ivoire 41.51 percent compare
34 South Sudan 40.78 percent compare

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More reference data data for Yemen

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen was 41.67 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 41.67 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 41.67 percent in 1961.
How does Yemen rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Yemen ranks 31st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).