All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: All food groups — Energy supply — Value was 3,660 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, all food groups — energy supply — value in Saudi Arabia stood at 3,660 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — energy supply — value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3,786 kcal/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,324 kcal/cap/d, in 2011.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,398 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3,324 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,446 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3,385 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,487 kcal/cap/d | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,498 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,521 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,575 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,706 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3,786 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,780 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,730 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3,720 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,660 kcal/cap/d | -1.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3,660 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3,660 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,110 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,513 kcal/cap/d | 3,324 kcal/cap/d | 3,786 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,722 kcal/cap/d | 3,660 kcal/cap/d | 3,780 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 Poland 3,730 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 2,518 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,374 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Iceland 3,688 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Montenegro 3,674 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 2,277 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 2,259 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,015 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Romania 3,649 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Canada 3,590 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,981 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Australia 3,562 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups — energy supply — value in Saudi Arabia?
- All food groups — energy supply — value in Saudi Arabia was 3,660 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,786 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,324 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for all food groups — energy supply — value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — energy supply — value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.