Cereals, other — Food supply in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cereals, other — Food supply was 9.44 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, other — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, other — food supply in Saudi Arabia stood at 9.44 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is up 78.8% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — food supply in Saudi Arabia peaked at 53.5 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.28 kcal/cap/d, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 164 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.
Cereals, other — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.58 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 19.11 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.49 kcal/cap/d | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 18.69 kcal/cap/d | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 18.69 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.54 kcal/cap/d | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 16.07 kcal/cap/d | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 16.86 kcal/cap/d | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 17.67 kcal/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 15.08 kcal/cap/d | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 14.68 kcal/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 53.5 kcal/cap/d | +264.4% |
| 2022 | 5.28 kcal/cap/d | -90.1% |
| 2023 | 9.44 kcal/cap/d | +78.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.88 kcal/cap/d | 15.08 kcal/cap/d | 20.49 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.73 kcal/cap/d | 5.28 kcal/cap/d | 53.5 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 cereals, other — food supply in Saudi Arabia?
- Cereals, other — food supply in Saudi Arabia was 9.44 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cereals, other — food supply?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — food supply rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. 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 Cereals, other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.