Agriculture share of GDP in Yemen
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 28.7% of GDP in Yemen in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
The latest value for Yemen is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Yemen, 2018
28.7%
Change from 2017
+1.8percentage points
World, 2018
3.9%
Agriculture share of GDP in Yemen over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4.0% |
| 2024 | – | 4.1% |
| 2023 | – | 4.1% |
| 2022 | – | 4.3% |
| 2021 | – | 4.3% |
| 2020 | – | 4.4% |
| 2019 | – | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 27.0% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 10.2%, the figure has changed by +18.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2018 was 3.9%.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
Agricultural land
44.4%
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Cereal yield
769 kg per hectare
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Pesticide use
0.10e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
6.2e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Capture fisheries production
152,430 tonnes
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Food production index
121.1 (2014-16 = 100)
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