Industry share of total emplyoment in Yemen
Yemen: Industry share of total emplyoment was 11.13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.13
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
160th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.99
in 2010
All-time low
8.54
in 1998
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 11.13 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Yemen peaked at 15.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.54, in 1998.
Yemen ranks 160th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1 | 8.54 | 9.62 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.35 | 10.08 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.57 | 11.77 | 15.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.63 | 11.13 | 11.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 17.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 262.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Yemen?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Yemen was 11.13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 15.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 in 1998.
- How does Yemen rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Yemen ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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