New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Cereal production
New Zealand
1.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.17 million tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
108th
Saudi Arabia rank
106th
Cereal production over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.17 million tonnes against 1.10 million tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 71,990 tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 108th and Saudi Arabia ranks 106th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 508,927 tonnes | 404,644 tonnes | 104,283 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 782,668 tonnes | 278,794 tonnes | 503,874 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 924,061 tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 932,863 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 843,940 tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 915,337 tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 328,713 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 201,069 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.17 million tonnes against 1.10 million tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 71,990 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereal production?
- New Zealand ranks 108th and Saudi Arabia ranks 106th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.