FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All cereals production in Yemen

In 2024 Yemen produced 421,000 t of all cereals, the 122nd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 1.2 million t in 1975. Area harvested: 547,681 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

Production, 2024: 421,000 t
World rank: 122 of 177
10-year change: −40%
Record: 1.2 million t; 1975

All cereals in Yemen, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Yemen compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.01%; 0.02% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.8; world 4.2 (−82%)
kg per person: 10.4; world 384
10-year change: −40%; world +11%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
120	Panama	461,850	0.01%
121	Mongolia	443,153	0.01%
122	Yemen	421,000	0.01%
123	Georgia	418,577	0.01%
124	Guinea-Bissau	323,557	0.01%

Full ranking of 177 countries

Map of world production of cereals

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Yemen is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	421,000	−5.4%	547,681	0.77
2023	445,220	−9.4%	544,250	0.82
2022	491,666	−1.2%	564,350	0.87
2021	497,661	+9.9%	543,937	0.91
2020	452,894	−0.8%	425,415	1.06
2019	456,714	+33%	528,078	0.86
2018	344,648	−3.8%	504,737	0.68
2017	358,355	+0.4%	512,659	0.70
2016	357,068	−22%	519,765	0.69
2015	459,246	−34%	585,658	0.78
2014	699,962	−19%	727,069	0.96
2013	863,334	−5.1%	856,324	1.01
2012	909,741	+11%	854,689	1.06
2011	816,555	−19%	798,619	1.02
2010	1,012,945	+50%	927,303	1.09
2009	674,488	−5.5%	677,725	1.00
2008	713,739	−31%	760,009	0.94
2007	1,028,875	+27%	1,009,233	1.02
2006	809,204	+44%	869,920	0.93
2005	562,230	+15%	788,486	0.71
2004	490,277	+17%	685,491	0.72
2003	417,937	−25%	532,293	0.79
2002	559,760	−20%	593,068	0.94
2001	700,141	+4.2%	657,871	1.06
2000	672,237	−3.1%	619,583	1.08
1999	693,713	−17%	624,315	1.11
1998	832,987	+29%	770,242	1.08
1997	646,169	−2.1%	721,619	0.90
1996	659,902	−19%	704,206	0.94
1995	810,177	+1.0%	733,195	1.10
1994	802,012	−3.8%	734,679	1.09
1993	833,846	+2.9%	751,685	1.11
1992	810,541	+81%	730,007	1.11
1991	447,647	−42%	639,806	0.70
1990	766,873	−11%	844,845	0.91
1989	864,060	+2.5%	859,791	1.00
1988	842,688	+18%	868,320	0.97
1987	715,748	+2.2%	851,850	0.84
1986	700,358	+57%	871,124	0.80
1985	446,285	−7.1%	861,000	0.52
1984	480,408	+2.0%	901,122	0.53
1983	471,096	−45%	894,871	0.53
1982	862,400	−6.7%	897,051	0.96
1981	924,710	+6.9%	841,386	1.10
1980	865,000	−4.0%	851,000	1.02
1979	901,300	+10%	903,700	1.00
1978	818,300	−7.0%	855,500	0.96
1977	879,567	−15%	995,783	0.88
1976	1,040,872	−13%	1,264,416	0.82
1975	1,199,953	+37%	1,261,749	0.95
1974	878,365	−5.3%	1,098,298	0.80
1973	927,530	+13%	1,099,346	0.84
1972	819,175	−12%	1,040,762	0.79
1971	935,300	+11%	1,095,606	0.85
1970	845,415	−5.2%	1,082,721	0.78
1969	891,974	−0.2%	1,100,918	0.81
1968	894,000	−1.8%	1,126,500	0.79
1967	910,300	−0.9%	1,146,200	0.79
1966	918,300	−7.8%	1,181,900	0.78
1965	995,900	−0.7%	1,287,314	0.77
1964	1,002,700	+2.5%	1,291,962	0.78
1963	978,600	+1.6%	1,267,863	0.77
1962	963,100	+2.6%	1,233,668	0.78
1961	938,400	—	1,199,277	0.78

Questions and answers

What is the production of cereals in Yemen?

Yemen produced 421,000 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Yemen rank in the world for production of cereals?

Yemen ranked 122nd of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.

How has the production of cereals in Yemen changed?

It fell by 40% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 1.2 million t in 1975.

What is the yield of cereals in Yemen?

0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (421,000 t from 547,681 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Yemen is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.