Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Wheat — Yield

Egypt
6,778 kg/ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6,350 kg/ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th

Wheat — Yield over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
2.0k4.0k6.0k196119922024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 6,778 kg/ha against 6,350 kg/ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 428 kg/ha.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 133 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,579 kg/ha 1,653 kg/ha 926.43 kg/ha Egypt
1970s 3,249 kg/ha 1,736 kg/ha 1,514 kg/ha Egypt
1980s 3,915 kg/ha 3,522 kg/ha 392.73 kg/ha Egypt
1990s 5,456 kg/ha 4,471 kg/ha 985.82 kg/ha Egypt
2000s 6,447 kg/ha 5,294 kg/ha 1,153 kg/ha Egypt
2010s 6,442 kg/ha 6,146 kg/ha 295.48 kg/ha Egypt
2020s 6,694 kg/ha 6,496 kg/ha 197.8 kg/ha Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — yield, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 6,778 kg/ha against 6,350 kg/ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — yield between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
428 kg/ha, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wheat — yield?
Egypt ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,087 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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