FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Yemen

According to FAOSTAT, Yemen produced 421,000 t of cereals, 548,258 t of vegetables, 1.2 million t of fruit, 453,607 t of meat and 411,155 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were mangoes and guavas (370,322 t), potatoes (312,755 t) and dry onions (233,100 t).

Products recorded: 79
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 3; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in dry cow peas (+51%), followed by wheat (−49%).

Livestock numbers: 2.0 million cattle, 10.8 million sheep and 10.4 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All fruit	1,230,796	81	0.13%	+4.3%
All vegetables	548,258	99	0.05%	+8.2%
All meat	453,607	73	0.12%	+14%
All cereals	421,000	122	0.01%	−40%
All milk	411,155	103	0.04%	+8.3%
All roots and tubers	313,077	113	0.03%	+18%
All citrus fruit	183,626	53	0.11%	+8.2%
All pulses	170,863	58	0.18%	+8.0%
All eggs	79,305	64	0.08%	+17%
All tree nuts	14,233	66	0.08%	+34%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Mangoes and guavas	370,322	21	0.6%	−2.8%
Potatoes	312,755	84	0.08%	+18%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	300,335	4	9.07%	+49%
Cow milk	256,737	103	0.03%	+9.2%
Onions, dry	233,100	53	0.22%	+9.5%
Chicken meat	204,416	57	0.16%	+12%
Sorghum	190,000	29	0.3%	−44%
Watermelons	177,426	42	0.17%	+8.1%
Tomatoes	161,974	75	0.09%	+4.6%
Grapes	146,201	44	0.19%	−3.3%
Bananas	135,448	56	0.1%	+8.3%
Skim milk of cows	130,168	68	0.09%	+14%
Oranges	127,921	40	0.19%	+6.4%
Wheat	98,000	79	0.01%	−49%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	92,837	80	0.03%	+166%
Cow peas, dry	92,109	12	0.91%	+51%
Goat meat	89,567	12	1.16%	+19%
Beef (cattle meat)	86,025	75	0.12%	+12%
Goat milk	83,982	36	0.41%	+12%
Hen eggs	79,305	64	0.08%	+17%
Sheep meat	70,114	29	0.61%	+17%
Sheep milk	67,084	25	0.68%	+1.1%
Dates	64,814	16	0.65%	+24%
Maize	58,000	112	0%	−11%
Millet	45,000	29	0.15%	−39%
Melons	44,947	45	0.16%	+47%
Chick peas, dry	39,812	16	0.24%	−35%
Apples	31,847	67	0.03%	+59%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	31,682	20	0.52%	+42%
Lemons and limes	30,681	45	0.13%	+22%
Barley	30,000	78	0.02%	+7.3%
Okra	28,123	24	0.21%	+43%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	26,850	73	0.07%	−5.9%
Coffee, green	26,544	27	0.24%	+32%
Papayas	25,915	29	0.18%	−0.8%
Tangerines and mandarins	24,764	44	0.05%	+2.5%
Sesame seed	20,500	28	0.31%	−17%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	17,913	13	1.21%	+19%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	17,913	11	1.17%	+19%
Chillies and peppers, green	17,463	72	0.04%	−1.4%
Peaches and nectarines	16,654	50	0.06%	+16%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	16,231	58	0.17%	+12%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	16,069	55	0.18%	+12%
Carrots and turnips	14,760	86	0.03%	−6.4%
Almonds, in shell	14,233	19	0.36%	+34%
Other pulses n.e.c.	14,233	47	0.32%	+6.6%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	13,883	28	0.7%	+17%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	13,883	25	0.64%	+17%
Lentils, dry	12,379	16	0.16%	+35%
Wool, greasy	9,396	29	0.55%	+14%
Cheese from skimmed cow milk	8,000	29	0.29%	+52%
Sheep fat, unrendered	7,011	15	1.09%	+17%
Oil of sesame seed	6,715	23	0.56%	−23%
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	6,619	39	0.11%	−7.2%
Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed	5,978	13	1.15%	+2.9%
Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed	5,830	14	1.28%	+16%
Ghee from cow milk	5,539	12	0.85%	+14%
Cheese from whole cow milk	5,193	74	0.02%	+14%
Tea, packed	4,769	36	0.07%	—
Goat fat, unrendered	4,478	7	1.43%	+19%
Seed cotton	3,820	59	0.01%	−77%
Camel meat	3,484	23	0.53%	+21%
Cotton seed	3,417	58	0.01%	−71%
Camel milk	3,353	22	0.08%	+16%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	3,116	54	0.01%	−38%
Beans, dry	3,084	87	0.01%	−14%
Honey	2,959	60	0.15%	+12%
Peas, dry	2,626	67	0.02%	−11%
Cattle fat, unrendered	2,597	61	0.08%	+12%
Butter and ghee of sheep milk	2,152	5	3.48%	+2.9%
Other stone fruits	2,086	17	0.34%	−3.6%
Cotton lint	1,723	58	0.01%	−71%
Apricots	1,543	52	0.03%	−17%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	1,451	87	0%	−11%
Cottonseed oil	528	57	0.01%	−71%
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen	523	22	0.55%	+21%
Sweet potatoes	322	97	0%	+2.2%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	260	54	0%	+5.7%
Fat of camels	237	22	0.8%	+21%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	68,724,000	50	0.25%	+8.7%
Sheep	10,799,861	35	0.79%	+12%
Goats	10,367,015	24	0.87%	+11%
Cattle	1,971,664	87	0.12%	+12%
Asses	717,047	16	1.33%	−0.1%
Camels	462,052	15	1.04%	+0.5%
Bees	157,103	51	0.15%	−7.6%
Horses	1,697	121	0%	−17%

Yemen among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Yemen, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Yemen had 40.6 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Mangoes and guavas	9.13	7.62	1.2×
Potatoes	7.71	47.8	0.2×
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	7.40	0.41	18.2×
Cow milk	6.33	97.7	0.1×
Onions, dry	5.74	13.3	0.4×
Chicken meat	5.04	15.7	0.3×
Sorghum	4.68	7.87	0.6×
Watermelons	4.37	12.9	0.3×
Tomatoes	3.99	23.1	0.2×
Grapes	3.60	9.30	0.4×
Bananas	3.34	17.1	0.2×
Skim milk of cows	3.21	17.5	0.2×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Yemen reported exports of 48 and imports of 103 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated)	94,111	USD 22.3 m	0.24	19 of 117
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens	40,424	USD 19.2 m	0.48	13 of 107
Other fruits, n.e.c.	29,260	USD 14.0 m	0.48	14 of 131
Tea leaves	1,407	USD 11.6 m	8.25	41 of 143
Coffee, green	515	USD 5.6 m	10.83	72 of 131
Whole milk, evaporated	3,970	USD 5.3 m	1.35	22 of 80
Ghee from cow milk	2,550	USD 4.1 m	1.60	8 of 56
Watermelons	6,844	USD 3.1 m	0.46	41 of 113
Tomatoes	3,745	USD 1.6 m	0.43	52 of 122
Molasses	6,923	USD 1.6 m	0.23	54 of 109

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wheat	2,195,226	USD 647 m	0.29	26 of 176
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	352,930	USD 178 m	0.51	22 of 183
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	88,839	USD 175 m	1.97	41 of 189
Palm oil	120,656	USD 138 m	1.14	50 of 191
Maize (corn)	539,530	USD 126 m	0.23	50 of 190
Skim milk and whey powder	35,580	USD 111 m	3.13	21 of 192
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	34,242	USD 46.3 m	1.35	59 of 186
Dates	70,563	USD 44.2 m	0.63	7 of 178
Whole milk powder	5,803	USD 28.4 m	4.90	52 of 190
Unmanufactured tobacco	6,289	USD 26.1 m	4.14	53 of 139

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Yemen?

By volume, the largest products of Yemen in 2024 were mangoes and guavas (370,322 t), potatoes (312,755 t), other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. (300,335 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Yemen the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 4th, for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c..

How much mangoes and guavas does Yemen produce per person?

About 9.13 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 7.62 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Yemen export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) (USD 22.3 m), mangoes, guavas and mangosteens (USD 19.2 m), other fruits, n.e.c. (USD 14.0 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Yemen import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 647 m), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 178 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 175 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares 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.