Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen
Yemen: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was -2.25 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen is -2.25 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.1% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen peaked at 64.57 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -46.26 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Yemen 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -22.92 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 58.68 % change on previous year | -356.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0901 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 1994 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +1671.6% |
| 1995 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 1996 | -15.19 % change on previous year | -1337.8% |
| 1997 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1998 | 20.78 % change on previous year | -567.1% |
| 1999 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2000 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 2001 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 2002 | -11.32 % change on previous year | +493.4% |
| 2003 | -16.8 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 2004 | -8.91 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2005 | -0.2936 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2006 | 30.44 % change on previous year | -10468.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 2008 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2009 | 5.97 % change on previous year | -175.7% |
| 2010 | 9.77 % change on previous year | +63.5% |
| 2011 | -6.4 % change on previous year | -165.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 2013 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -228.8% |
| 2014 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2015 | -18.54 % change on previous year | +310.8% |
| 2016 | -12.39 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2018 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -232.7% |
| 2019 | 26.67 % change on previous year | -1250.7% |
| 2020 | 64.57 % change on previous year | +142.1% |
| 2021 | 7.12 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 2022 | -46.26 % change on previous year | -749.3% |
| 2023 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -2.25 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5342 % change on previous year, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -2.25 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.81 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +10468.5% | -0.2936 % change on previous year | 30.44 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -1671.6% | -0.0901 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 % change on previous year | -22.92 % change on previous year | 58.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3468 % change on previous year | -16.8 % change on previous year | 30.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7165 % change on previous year | -18.54 % change on previous year | 26.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 % change on previous year | -46.26 % change on previous year | 64.57 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 128 Burkina Faso -1.9 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Uganda -1.96 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Greece -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago -2.38 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Palestine -2.53 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Turkmenistan -3.08 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 801.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.04 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 30.64 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Yemen was -2.25 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 64.57 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.26 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Yemen ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.