Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 43,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Saudi Arabia stood at 43,000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Saudi Arabia peaked at 52,000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,300 t, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,400 t | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 4,600 t | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 4,900 t | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 5,100 t | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 5,350 t | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5,624 t | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 5,473 t | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 6,121 t | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 6,842 t | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 8,669 t | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 9,148 t | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 9,049 t | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 9,745 t | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 10,124 t | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 12,917 t | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 11,302 t | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 10,719 t | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 10,895 t | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12,278 t | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 12,875 t | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 14,510 t | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 20,645 t | +42.3% |
| 1984 | 25,922 t | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 25,036 t | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 25,207 t | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 18,000 t | -28.6% |
| 1988 | 24,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 25,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 28,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 27,000 t | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 28,000 t | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 29,000 t | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 30,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 26,000 t | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 18,000 t | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 16,000 t | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 20,520 t | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 21,470 t | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 21,600 t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 21,640 t | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,870 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 22,275 t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 22,180 t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22,400 t | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24,000 t | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 29,000 t | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 29,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42,100 t | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 44,000 t | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 43,600 t | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 51,000 t | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 52,000 t | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31,000 t | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 31,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33,000 t | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 34,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 36,000 t | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 38,000 t | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 40,000 t | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 40,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42,000 t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 42,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43,000 t | +2.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 43,000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 37,784 t, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 43,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40,547 t, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 | -40.4% | 52,000 t | 31,000 t |
| 2009 | +45.2% | 29,000 t | 42,100 t |
| 1983 | +42.3% | 14,510 t | 20,645 t |
| 1996 | -30.8% | 26,000 t | 18,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,096 t | 4,300 t | 6,121 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,941 t | 6,842 t | 12,917 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,347 t | 12,278 t | 25,922 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,399 t | 16,000 t | 30,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,606 t | 21,600 t | 42,100 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,360 t | 31,000 t | 52,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,400 t | 40,000 t | 43,000 t | 5 |
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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 in Saudi Arabia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Saudi Arabia was 43,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,300 t in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.