Yemen, Republic of Forest Area

Yemen’s forest cover has remained static at 1.04 percent of its land area over the 35‑year series from 1990 through 2025, with the latest World Bank figure for 2025 confirming the same share that also represented the all‑time peak in 2023 and the all‑time trough in 2025. This constancy places Yemen at rank 194 globally, marginally below Jordan’s 1.10 percent and above Bahrain’s 0.99 percent, illustrating that the country’s forest footprint is among the lowest in the region and has shown no measurable expansion or contraction despite periodic droughts and conflict‑related land‑use pressures. The absence of change suggests that natural regeneration, reforestation programmes, or policy interventions have been limited or ineffective, while agricultural encroachment and fuel‑wood harvesting have likely offset any gains. If Yemen were to implement coordinated afforestation initiatives, improve forest governance, and secure funding for sustainable land management, the stagnant trajectory could be altered toward modest growth in forest area in the coming decade.