Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita was 0.0004 t per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2023, butter and ghee — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0004 t per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0004 t per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1989.
That places Saudi Arabia 63rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 t per person | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 t per person | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 t per person | +65.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 t per person | +48.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 t per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 t per person | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 t per person | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 t per person | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 t per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 t per person | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 t per person | -60.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 t per person | +131.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 t per person | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 t per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 t per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 t per person | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 t per person | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 t per person | +60.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 t per person | +9.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 t per person, 24% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 t per person, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Butter and Ghee — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +131.8% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person |
| 1991 | +65.3% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0002 t per person |
| 2021 | +60.2% | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0004 t per person |
| 2006 | -60.7% | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person |
| 1992 | +48.7% | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 4 |
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 butter and ghee — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Butter and ghee — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0004 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest butter and ghee — production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 t per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest butter and ghee — production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for butter and ghee — production, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 63rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter and ghee — production, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. 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 Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Butter and Ghee — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Butter and Ghee — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Butter and Ghee — 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
Butter and Ghee — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.