FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Wheat production in Yemen
In 2024 Yemen produced 98,000 t of wheat, the 79th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 49%. The record was 265,432 t in 2010. Area harvested: 63,748 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 98,000 t
- World rank
- 79 of 122
- 10-year change
- −49%
- Record
- 265,432 t
- 2010
Wheat in Yemen, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98,000 | −2.0% | 63,748 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 64,761 | 1.54 |
| 2022 | 100,000 | −14% | 64,407 | 1.55 |
| 2021 | 115,944 | −11% | 73,214 | 1.58 |
| 2020 | 130,000 | +30% | 75,179 | 1.73 |
| 2019 | 100,332 | +8.8% | 57,466 | 1.75 |
| 2018 | 92,210 | −3.6% | 64,339 | 1.43 |
| 2017 | 95,651 | −0.3% | 61,362 | 1.56 |
| 2016 | 95,917 | −23% | 61,553 | 1.56 |
| 2015 | 124,940 | −35% | 74,850 | 1.67 |
| 2014 | 192,215 | −17% | 111,716 | 1.72 |
| 2013 | 232,190 | −7.2% | 137,266 | 1.69 |
| 2012 | 250,264 | +7.7% | 138,308 | 1.81 |
| 2011 | 232,339 | −12% | 124,463 | 1.87 |
| 2010 | 265,432 | +19% | 148,757 | 1.78 |
| 2009 | 222,129 | +30% | 117,525 | 1.89 |
| 2008 | 170,446 | −22% | 123,103 | 1.38 |
| 2007 | 218,520 | +46% | 141,520 | 1.54 |
| 2006 | 149,173 | +32% | 110,709 | 1.35 |
| 2005 | 112,963 | +9.4% | 86,010 | 1.31 |
| 2004 | 103,265 | −0.5% | 83,801 | 1.23 |
| 2003 | 103,794 | −21% | 86,520 | 1.20 |
| 2002 | 131,733 | −14% | 89,370 | 1.47 |
| 2001 | 152,742 | +7.7% | 94,371 | 1.62 |
| 2000 | 141,884 | +1.7% | 87,334 | 1.62 |
| 1999 | 139,563 | −16% | 86,112 | 1.62 |
| 1998 | 167,058 | +29% | 111,118 | 1.50 |
| 1997 | 129,175 | −11% | 105,007 | 1.23 |
| 1996 | 144,926 | −15% | 102,815 | 1.41 |
| 1995 | 170,929 | −0.1% | 101,554 | 1.68 |
| 1994 | 171,033 | +7.1% | 100,398 | 1.70 |
| 1993 | 159,707 | +5.0% | 99,244 | 1.61 |
| 1992 | 152,170 | +52% | 97,222 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 99,913 | −36% | 86,558 | 1.15 |
| 1990 | 154,937 | −4.7% | 97,900 | 1.58 |
| 1989 | 162,572 | +14% | 94,420 | 1.72 |
| 1988 | 142,452 | +27% | 82,132 | 1.73 |
| 1987 | 112,527 | +18% | 74,102 | 1.52 |
| 1986 | 95,462 | +31% | 71,356 | 1.34 |
| 1985 | 73,000 | +40% | 71,000 | 1.03 |
| 1984 | 52,252 | +4.2% | 68,337 | 0.76 |
| 1983 | 50,162 | −39% | 71,756 | 0.70 |
| 1982 | 82,384 | −2.6% | 71,756 | 1.15 |
| 1981 | 84,581 | +16% | 76,381 | 1.11 |
| 1980 | 73,000 | −17% | 73,000 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 88,000 | +49% | 81,000 | 1.09 |
| 1978 | 59,000 | −33% | 75,000 | 0.79 |
| 1977 | 88,332 | +3.1% | 79,326 | 1.11 |
| 1976 | 85,674 | −2.8% | 72,788 | 1.18 |
| 1975 | 88,134 | −14% | 71,655 | 1.23 |
| 1974 | 101,984 | +34% | 91,094 | 1.12 |
| 1973 | 76,070 | +69% | 68,713 | 1.11 |
| 1972 | 45,000 | −13% | 44,000 | 1.02 |
| 1971 | 51,700 | +34% | 45,406 | 1.14 |
| 1970 | 38,500 | +7.1% | 42,300 | 0.91 |
| 1969 | 35,940 | −12% | 32,118 | 1.12 |
| 1968 | 41,000 | −11% | 34,000 | 1.21 |
| 1967 | 46,300 | +5.5% | 34,700 | 1.33 |
| 1966 | 43,900 | −1.6% | 33,700 | 1.30 |
| 1965 | 44,600 | +7.5% | 33,300 | 1.34 |
| 1964 | 41,500 | +12% | 32,000 | 1.30 |
| 1963 | 37,000 | +5.7% | 28,500 | 1.30 |
| 1962 | 35,000 | +2.9% | 27,000 | 1.30 |
| 1961 | 34,000 | — | 26,000 | 1.31 |
Other large producers
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.