Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Yemen in 2019 — 99.29%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 168. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 73.02 pp.
1975–2019 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 99.29 | +2.71 pp |
| 2018 | 96.57 | — |
| 2015 | 80.64 | +57.18 pp |
| 2014 | 23.46 | +17.26 pp |
| 2013 | 6.2 | −0.12 pp |
| 2012 | 6.31 | −0.95 pp |
| 2011 | 7.26 | +0.71 pp |
| 2010 | 6.55 | +0.81 pp |
| 2009 | 5.73 | +0.45 pp |
| 2008 | 5.28 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 5.3 | +1.13 pp |
| 2006 | 4.17 | −0.19 pp |
| 2005 | 4.36 | −0.41 pp |
| 2004 | 4.77 | −0.21 pp |
| 2003 | 4.99 | −0.19 pp |
| 2002 | 5.18 | +1.41 pp |
| 2001 | 3.77 | — |
| 1975 | 26.26 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
Agriculture Cereal productionThe gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.
