Agriculture of Yemen
Total Area: 527,968 sq km
Land Area: 527,968 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Terrain Description: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Arable Land Use: 2.91%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.25%
Irrigated Land: 6,800 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 4.1 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.63 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 316 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: sandstorms and dust storms in summer, volcanism
Environmental Current Issues: limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Total Labor Force: 7.158 million
Lab Force in Agriculture: most people are employed in agriculture and herding
Agricultural Products Description: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
Land Area: 527,968 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Terrain Description: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Arable Land Use: 2.91%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.25%
Irrigated Land: 6,800 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 4.1 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.63 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 316 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: sandstorms and dust storms in summer, volcanism
Environmental Current Issues: limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Total Labor Force: 7.158 million
Lab Force in Agriculture: most people are employed in agriculture and herding
Agricultural Products Description: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish