Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0012 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0012 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0034 t per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.001 t per person, in 2015.
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 — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 t per person | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 t per person | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 t per person | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.002 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.002 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.002 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 t per person | +33.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 t per person | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.002 t per person | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 t per person | +26.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.002 t per person | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 t per person | -33.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 t per person | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 t per person | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 t per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 t per person | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 t per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 t per person | -41.8% |
| 2015 | 0.001 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0012 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0093 t per person, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0012 t per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0027 t per person, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -41.8% | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0011 t per person |
| 2009 | +39.6% | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0017 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 137 Sierra Leone 0.0013 t per person compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 0.0013 t per person compare
- 139 Bangladesh 0.0012 t per person compare
- 141 Burundi 0.0012 t per person compare
- 142 Malaysia 0.0012 t per person compare
- 143 Togo 0.001 t per person 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 — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0012 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 t per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.