Cereals, primary — Production in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cereals, primary — Production was 1.17 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Production in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.17 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.04 million t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 109,952 t, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 113th of 193 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 404,644 t | 360,320 t | 431,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 278,794 t | 109,952 t | 433,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 million t | 266,238 t | 3.93 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 million t | 1.93 million t | 5.04 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 million t | 1.59 million t | 3.19 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million t | 881,553 t | 1.62 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million t | 877,638 t | 1.71 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.20 million t compare
- 111 South Sudan 1.20 million t compare
- 112 Norway 1.18 million t compare
- 114 Guyana 1.12 million t compare
- 115 New Zealand 1.10 million t compare
- 116 Dominican Republic 1.05 million t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 15.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 5.69 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 34,585 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Saudi Arabia?
- Cereals, primary — production in Saudi Arabia was 1.17 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 million t in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,952 t in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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, 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.