Armed violence in Yemen has severely disrupted agricultural production and food systems while displacing millions and undermining access to food, according to Global Hunger Index 2025 (GHI).
Available indicators, however, point to deteriorating conditions and suggest that the reality is more alarming than current figures reveal. As systems to measure and respond to hunger are dismantled or weakened globally, a dangerous feedback loop emerges: invisible needs attract no humanitarian assistance, and neglected hunger deepens further.
At the same time, prolonged drought in parts of the country has hindered crop and livestock production and led to repeated harvest failures.
Amid these pressures, Yemen and other countries continue to post low GHI scores, while others have seen sharp deterioration. This divergence underscores the urgent need to stabilize access to food and strengthen the resilience of food systems in the face of persistent and overlapping crises.
The impact of the crises in Yemen where conflict, displacement, and economic collapse converge, hunger remains the most severe in the region and has been provisionally classified for 2025 in the alarming category—the only country in the region at this level.
Due to a lack of reliable data on the number of undernourished people, no GHI score could be calculated. Nearly one child in two is stunted, and wasting rates are among the worst globally.
Although a fragile truce has reduced large-scale fighting, economic decline, rising food and fuel costs, and a delayed planting season—further compounded by recurrent and anticipated floods—continue to drive acute food insecurity.