Yemen Arable Land 1961-2024

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 2021 was 1,158,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen arable land for 2020 was 1,158,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Yemen arable land for 2019 was 1,158,000, a 0.77% decline from 2018.
  • Yemen arable land for 2018 was 1,167,000, a 0.34% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Hectares
Niger 17,700,000
Ethiopia 16,314,000
Democratic Republic of Congo 13,680,000
Tanzania 13,502,500
Mali 8,341,000
Afghanistan 7,829,000
Uganda 6,900,000
Burkina Faso 6,100,000
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Zimbabwe 4,000,000
Malawi 4,000,000
Senegal 3,830,000
Guinea 3,100,000
Madagascar 3,000,000
Benin 2,800,000
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South Sudan 2,394,700
North Korea 2,295,000
Nepal 2,113,700
Central African Republic 1,800,000
Sierra Leone 1,584,000
Burundi 1,270,000
Rwanda 1,268,400
Yemen 1,158,000
Somalia 1,100,000
Haiti 1,005,000
Tajikistan 838,000
Eritrea 690,000
Liberia 500,000
Gambia 440,000
Guinea-Bissau 300,000
Comoros 65,000
Yemen Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2021 1,158,000 0.04 2.19%
2020 1,158,000 0.04 2.19%
2019 1,158,000 0.04 2.19%
2018 1,167,000 0.04 2.21%
2017 1,163,000 0.04 2.20%
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 0.04 2.27%
2012 1,204,000 0.05 2.28%
2011 1,161,000 0.05 2.20%
2010 1,291,000 0.05 2.45%
2009 1,171,000 0.05 2.22%
2008 1,245,000 0.05 2.36%
2007 1,365,000 0.06 2.59%
2006 1,374,000 0.06 2.60%
2005 1,287,000 0.06 2.44%
2004 1,325,000 0.06 2.51%
2003 1,252,000 0.06 2.37%
2002 1,415,000 0.07 2.68%
2001 1,466,000 0.08 2.78%
2000 1,545,000 0.08 2.93%
1999 1,547,000 0.09 2.93%
1998 1,564,000 0.09 2.96%
1997 1,607,000 0.09 3.04%
1996 1,647,000 0.10 3.12%
1995 1,633,000 0.10 3.09%
1994 1,627,000 0.10 3.08%
1993 1,622,000 0.11 3.07%
1992 1,378,000 0.10 2.61%
1991 1,528,000 0.11 2.89%
1990 1,523,000 0.11 2.88%
1989 1,378,000 0.11 2.61%
1988 1,376,000 0.11 2.61%
1987 1,376,000 0.12 2.61%
1986 1,372,000 0.12 2.60%
1985 1,372,000 0.12 2.60%
1984 1,368,000 0.13 2.59%
1983 1,368,000 0.13 2.59%
1982 1,368,000 0.14 2.59%
1981 1,368,000 0.14 2.59%
1980 1,366,000 0.15 2.59%
1979 1,366,000 0.15 2.59%
1978 1,365,000 0.16 2.59%
1977 1,363,000 0.16 2.58%
1976 1,363,000 0.17 2.58%
1975 1,363,000 0.17 2.58%
1974 1,355,000 0.18 2.57%
1973 1,350,000 0.18 2.56%
1972 1,345,000 0.19 2.55%
1971 1,340,000 0.19 2.54%
1970 1,332,000 0.19 2.52%
1969 1,327,000 0.20 2.51%
1968 1,322,000 0.20 2.50%
1967 1,317,000 0.21 2.49%
1966 1,310,000 0.21 2.48%
1965 1,305,000 0.21 2.47%
1964 1,295,000 0.22 2.45%
1963 1,285,000 0.22 2.43%
1962 1,273,000 0.22 2.41%
1961 1,262,000 0.22 2.39%