Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Yemen
Yemen: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 63.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Yemen, 1975–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 63.4% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 40.5% on the previous year and up 170.2% 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 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise 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% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | -54.6% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +40.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 63.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 63.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 6.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise 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 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 45.1% | 63.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 44.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.45 billion current US$ (2016)
- Manufactures exports 5.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 308.66 million current US$ (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Yemen?
- Food exports in Yemen was 63.4% in 2024, 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 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.2%. 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.