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Map of Yemen
Asia · Sanaa
Yemen spans the Arabian and Somali plates. It has 10 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 2 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 3 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 4,011 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 7.7 out of 10, a very high level.
- Capital
- Sanaa
- Population
- 28,250,420
- Area
- 455,503 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 3,443to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 8to tsunamis
- 19,162to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 100,709to river floods
- 7,857to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- CycloneLow
Volcanoes (10)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
- Zubair Group 2013
- Jebel at Tair 2008
- Harra es-Sawad 1253
- Harra of Arhab 500
- Jabal Haylan 1,200 BCE
- Zukur ?
- Hanish ?
- Harras of Dhamar ?
- Balhaf-Bir Ali Volcanic Field ?
- Bir Borhut ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 1982Dhamar · M 6.02,800 deaths
- 1941Razih · M 5.91,200 deaths
- 1991Western Arabian Peninsula · M 4.711 deaths
Tsunamis
2 major tsunamis have reached Yemen since 1900, killing 3 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 6.1 m3 deaths
- 1907Tsunami (Indonesia)
Tropical Cyclones
5 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Yemen since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2015Cyclone Chapala · 111 km/h
- 2023Cyclone Tej · 93 km/h
- 2018Cyclone Luban · 61 km/h
- 2015Cyclone Megh · 46 km/h
- 2011Cyclone Keila · 46 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution