Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square
Iran
5.52 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
5.9 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
129th
Saudi Arabia rank
126th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.9 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iran ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1519 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1995 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0476 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.9507 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.552 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4398 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4915 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 7.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3129 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2020s | 8.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.9 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.38 tonnes per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Iran ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.