HIGHLIGHTS
• Precipitation Trends: The country saw widespread rainfall deficits, with rain-gauge totals below 14 mm in Al Hudaydah, consistent with the seasonal shift into the drier winter period.
• Rainfall Anomalies: November 2025 was Yemen’s driest in five years, with rainfall 10–20% below average and SPI-1 (Standard Precipitation Index) indicating moderate to severe short-term dryness, particularly in Hajjah, Amran, and Sana’a.
• Temperature Patterns: Highland temperatures declined to levels posing frost risk, while hot daytime conditions along the coast slowed crop development.
• Vegetation Performance: Around 50% of farmland recorded high Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) values, reflecting generally favorable conditions, though localized stress and reduced cultivation were observed along the Arabian Sea coast and in Socotra, Hadramaut, Al Bayda, and Taizz.
• Crop Season: Late-season crops in parts of Al Bayda and Lahj experienced significant water stress, with severity indices exceeding 80%.
• Impacts on Livelihoods and Food Security: Yemen faced poor sorghum harvests due to early-season drought followed by floods, water-stressed perennial crops likely to reduce future yields, severely degraded rangelands lowering livestock productivity and milk output, and heightened pest and disease pressures threatening vegetable production.
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Scope
Regional
Intervention Sectors
Agriculture
Date
Countries
Yemen