Barley — Yield in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barley — Yield was 5,736 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Yield in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — yield in Saudi Arabia is 5,736 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — yield in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7,501 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 507.8 kg/ha, in 1968.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Yield in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,059 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,046 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 1,056 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 1,054 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,020 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 1,019 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1,467 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 1968 | 507.8 kg/ha | -65.4% |
| 1969 | 777.8 kg/ha | +53.2% |
| 1970 | 1,067 kg/ha | +37.1% |
| 1971 | 894.6 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 609.7 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1973 | 1,908 kg/ha | +213.0% |
| 1974 | 1,475 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1975 | 2,368 kg/ha | +60.5% |
| 1976 | 1,251 kg/ha | -47.2% |
| 1977 | 1,663 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1978 | 1,850 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 1,527 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 1,240 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 763.3 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 1982 | 1,444 kg/ha | +89.2% |
| 1983 | 1,984 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 1984 | 2,084 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 2,150 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3,734 kg/ha | +73.7% |
| 1987 | 4,093 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 6,384 kg/ha | +56.0% |
| 1989 | 6,438 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6,675 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 6,715 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,694 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6,713 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6,364 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 5,476 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 5,291 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 5,303 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,472 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4,652 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 4,638 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,115 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 5,415 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 6,126 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 6,768 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 6,344 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 6,200 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 6,222 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,108 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5,888 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 6,928 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 6,835 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 6,677 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7,501 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 5,889 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 6,835 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 6,676 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6,700 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,656 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,655 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,374 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 5,405 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,499 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6,667 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 5,736 kg/ha | -14.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5,736 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,439 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5,736 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,381 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +213.0% | 609.7 kg/ha | 1,908 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +89.2% | 763.3 kg/ha | 1,444 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,001 kg/ha | 507.8 kg/ha | 1,467 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,461 kg/ha | 609.7 kg/ha | 2,368 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,032 kg/ha | 763.3 kg/ha | 6,438 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,936 kg/ha | 4,652 kg/ha | 6,715 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,882 kg/ha | 4,638 kg/ha | 6,768 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,735 kg/ha | 5,889 kg/ha | 7,501 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,736 kg/ha | 5,374 kg/ha | 6,667 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 Belgium 6,249 kg/ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1,157 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 879.6 kg/ha compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,174 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 665.1 kg/ha compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,939 kg/ha compare
- 12 Austria 5,731 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bulgaria 5,609 kg/ha compare
- 14 Qatar 5,530 kg/ha 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 barley — yield in Saudi Arabia?
- Barley — yield in Saudi Arabia was 5,736 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,501 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest barley — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 507.8 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barley — yield?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — yield rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.