Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0919 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia is 0.0919 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1263 An per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 159th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0186 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.02 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0209 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0228 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0234 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0262 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0292 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0369 An per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0391 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0386 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0415 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0432 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0551 An per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0482 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0457 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0461 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0496 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0479 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0492 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0671 An per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0843 An per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0814 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0825 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0586 An per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0605 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0628 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0605 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.06 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0614 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0661 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0679 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0698 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0512 An per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0451 An per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0502 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0558 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0675 An per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0675 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0979 An per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1023 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1014 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1186 An per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1209 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0939 An per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0949 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0958 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0968 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1263 An per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1123 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0975 An per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0876 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0919 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0919 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0919 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0919 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 An per square kilometre, 5% 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 | +45.2% | 0.0675 An per square kilometre | 0.0979 An per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +36.3% | 0.0492 An per square kilometre | 0.0671 An per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -29.0% | 0.0825 An per square kilometre | 0.0586 An per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -26.7% | 0.0698 An per square kilometre | 0.0512 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0219 An per square kilometre | 0.0186 An per square kilometre | 0.0262 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0424 An per square kilometre | 0.0292 An per square kilometre | 0.0551 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0644 An per square kilometre | 0.0479 An per square kilometre | 0.0843 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0584 An per square kilometre | 0.0451 An per square kilometre | 0.0698 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0601 An per square kilometre | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | 0.0979 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1063 An per square kilometre | 0.0939 An per square kilometre | 0.1263 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0922 An per square kilometre | 0.0876 An per square kilometre | 0.0975 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 156 Seychelles 0.1196 An per square kilometre compare
- 157 Singapore 0.1184 An per square kilometre compare
- 158 Congo 0.1043 An per square kilometre compare
- 160 Liberia 0.0884 An per square kilometre compare
- 161 Guyana 0.0553 An per square kilometre compare
- 162 Suriname 0.0503 An per square kilometre 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 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 0.0919 An per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.1263 An per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.