Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth was 5.2 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual in Saudi Arabia, 1969–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Saudi Arabia is 5.2 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Saudi Arabia peaked at 71.73 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.02 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Saudi Arabia ranks 138th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 6.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1971 | 4.02 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1972 | 14.78 % change on previous year | +267.8% |
| 1973 | 20.77 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 1974 | 14.98 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 1975 | 13.59 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 15.79 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 71.73 % change on previous year | +354.1% |
| 1978 | 41.39 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1979 | 10.05 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 1980 | 18.45 % change on previous year | +83.6% |
| 1981 | 14.14 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1982 | 32.82 % change on previous year | +132.1% |
| 1983 | 14.59 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1984 | 18.55 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 15.85 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 12.48 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 14.25 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 14.3 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1990 | 11.14 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 1991 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1992 | 7.1 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 1994 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1995 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 1996 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +170.6% |
| 1998 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1999 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.71 % change on previous year | +257.6% |
| 2005 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 5.19 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 13.91 % change on previous year | +626.9% |
| 2011 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.63 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 8.52 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 2019 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.06 % change on previous year | +111.5% |
| 2021 | 5.99 % change on previous year | +47.6% |
| 2022 | 14.08 % change on previous year | +135.0% |
| 2023 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 2024 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 2025 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5.2 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.02 % change on previous year, 74% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5.2 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 % change on previous year, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +626.9% | 1.91 % change on previous year | 13.91 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +354.1% | 15.79 % change on previous year | 71.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.77 % change on previous year | 6.77 % change on previous year | 6.77 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1970s | 21.01 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 71.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.39 % change on previous year | 8.47 % change on previous year | 32.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 11.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 13.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | 14.08 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 135 Georgia 5.39 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Lesotho 5.38 % change on previous year compare
- 137 East Timor 5.27 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Turkey 5.19 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.12 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Eswatini 5.08 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Saudi Arabia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Saudi Arabia was 5.2 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.73 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.