What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen?

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen was 22.00 million hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 22.00 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 22.00 million hectares in 1961.

How does Yemen rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?

Yemen ranks 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen

Name: Area of 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: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 22.00 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

22.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 209 countries

All-time high

22.00 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

22.00 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of 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 hectares.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 22.00 million hectares for area of permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen peaked at 22.00 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.00 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Yemen 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	22.00 million hectares	—
1962	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2012	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2015	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2016	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2017	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2018	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2021	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%
2023	22.00 million hectares	+0.0%

Yemen compared with similar countries

Yemen's 22.00 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.16 million hectares, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Yemen's 22.00 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.98 million hectares, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	9
1970s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
1980s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
1990s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
2000s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
2010s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	10
2020s	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

30 Botswana 25.60 million hectares compare
31 Nigeria 25.17 million hectares compare
32 Tanzania 24.00 million hectares compare
34 Kenya 21.30 million hectares compare
35 Uzbekistan 21.11 million hectares compare
36 Morocco 21.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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)

All data for Yemen →

Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen was 22.00 million hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 22.00 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 22.00 million hectares in 1961.
How does Yemen rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Yemen ranks 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/area-of-permanent-meadows-and-pastures/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/area-of-permanent-meadows-and-pastures/yemen-rep/">Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Yemen</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: hectares
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: 30 October 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.