Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 89.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Saudi Arabia stood at 89.3 %.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 95.2 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.8 %, in 2002.
That places Saudi Arabia 33rd out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 % | — |
| 2001 | 70.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 69.8 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 72.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 74.6 % | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 77.9 % | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 79.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 82.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 84.8 % | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 86 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 86.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 89.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.2 % | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 91.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 89.3 % | -2.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 89.3 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.3 %, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 89.3 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.95 %, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.16 % | 69.8 % | 86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.05 % | 86.6 % | 95.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.55 % | 89.3 % | 91.8 % | 2 |
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Saudi Arabia?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Saudi Arabia was 89.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8 % in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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