Agricultural land in Yemen

Agricultural land made up 44.4% of the land area of Yemen in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2013.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2024 44.4% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 44.4%
World, 2023 36.9% Official aggregate Not the same period as Yemen (2024).
Position in 2024 81st of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Yemen over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 44.4% –
2023 44.4% 36.9%
2022 44.4% 37.0%
2021 44.4% 37.0%
2020 44.4% 36.9%
2019 44.4% 36.9%
2018 44.4% 36.9%
2017 44.4% 37.0%
2016 44.3% 36.8%
2015 44.4% 36.8%
2014 44.4% 37.0%
2013 44.5% 37.0%
2012 44.5% 37.0%
2011 44.4% 36.7%
2010 44.7% 36.5%
2009 44.4% 36.5%
2008 44.5% 36.5%
2007 44.8% 36.6%
2006 44.8% 36.6%
2005 44.6% 36.6%
2004 44.6% 36.6%
2003 44.5% 37.0%
2002 44.8% 37.1%
2001 44.7% 37.2%
2000 44.8% 37.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 44.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 44.4%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Yemen has the 81st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Yemen
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)