Yemen - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Yemen was 233,877 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 237,550 in 1996 and a minimum value of 233,370 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 233,370
1962 233,480
1963 233,600
1964 233,700
1965 233,800
1966 233,910
1967 233,980
1968 234,030
1969 234,130
1970 234,180
1971 234,260
1972 234,370
1973 234,420
1974 234,470
1975 234,600
1976 234,600
1977 234,600
1978 234,620
1979 234,630
1980 234,630
1981 234,650
1982 234,650
1983 234,650
1984 234,650
1985 234,700
1986 234,700
1987 234,790
1988 234,790
1989 234,810
1990 236,260
1991 236,310
1992 234,810
1993 237,250
1994 237,300
1995 237,360
1996 237,550
1997 237,200
1998 236,800
1999 236,680
2000 236,690
2001 235,950
2002 236,560
2003 234,950
2004 235,570
2005 235,230
2006 236,270
2007 236,270
2008 235,170
2009 234,520
2010 235,790
2011 234,520
2012 235,010
2013 234,990
2014 234,516
2015 234,326
2016 233,858
2017 233,877
2018 233,877

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Yemen was 44.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 44.99 in 1996, while its lowest value was 44.20 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 44.20
1962 44.22
1963 44.24
1964 44.26
1965 44.28
1966 44.30
1967 44.32
1968 44.33
1969 44.35
1970 44.35
1971 44.37
1972 44.39
1973 44.40
1974 44.41
1975 44.43
1976 44.43
1977 44.43
1978 44.44
1979 44.44
1980 44.44
1981 44.44
1982 44.44
1983 44.44
1984 44.44
1985 44.45
1986 44.45
1987 44.47
1988 44.47
1989 44.47
1990 44.75
1991 44.76
1992 44.47
1993 44.94
1994 44.95
1995 44.96
1996 44.99
1997 44.93
1998 44.85
1999 44.83
2000 44.83
2001 44.69
2002 44.81
2003 44.50
2004 44.62
2005 44.55
2006 44.75
2007 44.75
2008 44.54
2009 44.42
2010 44.66
2011 44.42
2012 44.51
2013 44.51
2014 44.42
2015 44.38
2016 44.29
2017 44.30
2018 44.30

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use