China vs Saudi Arabia: Groundnut yields
China
4.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
4.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Groundnut yields over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.14 tonnes per hectare against 4.04 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 119 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.4366 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.8866 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.4382 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.2344 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.14 tonnes per hectare against 4.04 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for groundnut yields?
- China ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 119 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.