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Yemen: Arable land (% of land area)

2.16percent · 2024-1.3% since 2014

Arable land 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. Annual figures for Yemen from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.161
20232.169
20222.175
20212.154
20202.167
20192.193
20182.21
20172.203
20162.073
20152.158
20142.189
20132.275
20122.28
20112.199
20102.445
20092.462
20082.482
20072.505
20062.525
20052.561
20042.571
20032.554
20022.561
20012.777
20002.926
19992.93
19982.962
19973.044
19963.119
19953.093
19943.082
19933.072
19922.61
19912.894
19902.885
19892.61
19882.606
19872.606
19862.599
19852.599
19842.591
19832.591
19822.591
19812.591
19802.587
19792.587
19782.585
19772.582
19762.582
19752.582
19742.566
19732.557
19722.547
19712.538
19702.523
19692.513
19682.504
19672.494
19662.481
19652.472
19642.453
19632.434
19622.411
19612.39

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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