Vegetable oil production in Yemen
Yemen: Vegetable oil production was 6,715 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable oil production in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 6,715 tonnes for vegetable oil production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil production in Yemen peaked at 10,041 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,676 tonnes, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 23rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,338 tonnes | 1,676 tonnes | 4,231 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,774 tonnes | 3,573 tonnes | 6,578 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,765 tonnes | 4,320 tonnes | 7,898 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,971 tonnes | 4,572 tonnes | 6,690 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,815 tonnes | 7,836 tonnes | 10,041 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,865 tonnes | 5,645 tonnes | 9,736 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,422 tonnes | 6,025 tonnes | 6,862 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (2019)
- Gas production 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 31.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil production in Yemen?
- Vegetable oil production in Yemen was 6,715 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil production recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10,041 tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil production recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,676 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for vegetable oil production?
- Yemen ranks 23rd out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil production rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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