Yemen Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Yemen arable land for 2018 was 1,097,700, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Yemen arable land for 2017 was 1,097,700, a 0.17% increase from 2016.
- Yemen arable land for 2016 was 1,095,800, a 3.67% decline from 2015.
- Yemen arable land for 2015 was 1,137,600, a 1.39% decline from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,187,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,500,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
11,800,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,703,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| North Korea |
2,350,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Yemen |
1,097,700 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
701,800 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
| Yemen Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2018 |
1,097,700 |
0.04 |
2.08% |
| 2017 |
1,097,700 |
0.04 |
2.08% |
| 2016 |
1,095,800 |
0.04 |
2.08% |
| 2015 |
1,137,600 |
0.04 |
2.15% |
| 2014 |
1,153,600 |
0.04 |
2.19% |
| 2013 |
1,201,000 |
0.05 |
2.27% |
| 2012 |
1,204,000 |
0.05 |
2.28% |
| 2011 |
1,161,000 |
0.05 |
2.20% |
| 2010 |
1,291,000 |
0.06 |
2.45% |
| 2009 |
1,171,000 |
0.05 |
2.22% |
| 2008 |
1,245,000 |
0.06 |
2.36% |
| 2007 |
1,365,000 |
0.06 |
2.59% |
| 2006 |
1,374,000 |
0.07 |
2.60% |
| 2005 |
1,287,000 |
0.06 |
2.44% |
| 2004 |
1,325,000 |
0.07 |
2.51% |
| 2003 |
1,252,000 |
0.07 |
2.37% |
| 2002 |
1,415,000 |
0.08 |
2.68% |
| 2001 |
1,466,000 |
0.08 |
2.78% |
| 2000 |
1,545,000 |
0.09 |
2.93% |
| 1999 |
1,547,000 |
0.09 |
2.93% |
| 1998 |
1,564,000 |
0.10 |
2.96% |
| 1997 |
1,607,000 |
0.10 |
3.04% |
| 1996 |
1,647,000 |
0.11 |
3.12% |
| 1995 |
1,633,000 |
0.11 |
3.09% |
| 1994 |
1,627,000 |
0.11 |
3.08% |
| 1993 |
1,622,000 |
0.12 |
3.07% |
| 1992 |
1,378,000 |
0.11 |
2.61% |
| 1991 |
1,528,000 |
0.12 |
2.89% |
| 1990 |
1,523,000 |
0.13 |
2.88% |
| 1989 |
1,378,000 |
0.12 |
2.61% |
| 1988 |
1,376,000 |
0.13 |
2.61% |
| 1987 |
1,376,000 |
0.13 |
2.61% |
| 1986 |
1,372,000 |
0.14 |
2.60% |
| 1985 |
1,372,000 |
0.14 |
2.60% |
| 1984 |
1,368,000 |
0.15 |
2.59% |
| 1983 |
1,368,000 |
0.15 |
2.59% |
| 1982 |
1,368,000 |
0.16 |
2.59% |
| 1981 |
1,368,000 |
0.17 |
2.59% |
| 1980 |
1,366,000 |
0.17 |
2.59% |
| 1979 |
1,366,000 |
0.18 |
2.59% |
| 1978 |
1,365,000 |
0.18 |
2.59% |
| 1977 |
1,363,000 |
0.19 |
2.58% |
| 1976 |
1,363,000 |
0.20 |
2.58% |
| 1975 |
1,363,000 |
0.20 |
2.58% |
| 1974 |
1,355,000 |
0.20 |
2.57% |
| 1973 |
1,350,000 |
0.21 |
2.56% |
| 1972 |
1,345,000 |
0.21 |
2.55% |
| 1971 |
1,340,000 |
0.21 |
2.54% |
| 1970 |
1,332,000 |
0.22 |
2.52% |
| 1969 |
1,327,000 |
0.22 |
2.51% |
| 1968 |
1,322,000 |
0.22 |
2.50% |
| 1967 |
1,317,000 |
0.22 |
2.49% |
| 1966 |
1,310,000 |
0.23 |
2.48% |
| 1965 |
1,305,000 |
0.23 |
2.47% |
| 1964 |
1,295,000 |
0.23 |
2.45% |
| 1963 |
1,285,000 |
0.23 |
2.43% |
| 1962 |
1,273,000 |
0.23 |
2.41% |
| 1961 |
1,262,000 |
0.23 |
2.39% |
