Production of dates fell 12.7% to 59,619 tonnes in Yemen in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of dates in Yemen reached an all time high of 68,327 tonnes in 2020 and an all time low of 14,240 tonnes in 1980.
Yemen has been ranked 16th within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of production of dates, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Dates | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Djibouti | tonnes | 118 | 122 | 127 | 128 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Iran | tonnes | 1,185,165 | 1,202,200 | 1,356,684 | 1,307,908 | 1,236,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | tonnes | 615,211 | 618,818 | 646,163 | 639,315 | 735,353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | tonnes | 25,223 | 25,419 | 26,190 | 23,375 | 25,034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | tonnes | 355,332 | 360,917 | 368,808 | 376,850 | 368,577 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | tonnes | 1,153,009 | 1,224,192 | 1,302,859 | 1,539,756 | 1,541,769 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | tonnes | 13,745 | 13,930 | 14,095 | 14,414 | 14,146 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | tonnes | 439,120 | 442,000 | 413,600 | 438,700 | 465,323 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | tonnes | 410,958 | 344,714 | 345,119 | 341,246 | 351,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | tonnes | 48,360 | 48,168 | 46,550 | 64,375 | 64,331 |
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