Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0057 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0057 An per person for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0246 An per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 An per person, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 140th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0158 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0156 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.016 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0161 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0163 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0153 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0165 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0176 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0213 An per person | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0202 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0207 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0204 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0246 An per person | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 An per person | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 An per person | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0176 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.016 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0199 An per person | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0235 An per person | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 An per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0138 An per person | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 An per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.008 An per person | -29.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 An per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.006 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 An per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 An per person | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 An per person | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.009 An per person | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 0.008 An per person | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 An per person | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 An per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0057 An per person | -2.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0057 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0057 An per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 An per person, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +39.6% | 0.0062 An per person | 0.0087 An per person |
| 2018 | +33.9% | 0.0067 An per person | 0.009 An per person |
| 1983 | +28.2% | 0.0155 An per person | 0.0199 An per person |
| 1987 | -32.9% | 0.0206 An per person | 0.0138 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0159 An per person | 0.0153 An per person | 0.0165 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0202 An per person | 0.0174 An per person | 0.0246 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0175 An per person | 0.0133 An per person | 0.0235 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 An per person | 0.0067 An per person | 0.0122 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 An per person | 0.0054 An per person | 0.0087 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 An per person | 0.0067 An per person | 0.0097 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 An per person | 0.0057 An per person | 0.0066 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.0057 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 An per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 An per person in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.