Food exports in Yemen
Yemen: Food exports was 99.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Yemen, 1975–2019
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 99.3% for food exports in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1,631.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Yemen peaked at 99.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2001.
That places Yemen 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -85.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +278.6% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +243.7% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +2.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 99.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.9%, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 99.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.7%, 10.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +278.6% | 6.2% | 23.5% |
| 2015 | +243.7% | 23.5% | 80.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 6.2% | 99.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 2 Micronesia, Federated States of 99.2% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 98.2% compare
- 4 Kiribati 97.2% compare
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 39.1% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 31.4% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 111.29 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Yemen?
- Food exports in Yemen was 99.3% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for food exports?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,631.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.