Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3765 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.3765 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9978 tonnes per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0995 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1294 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1763 tonnes per person | +36.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1508 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1786 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1421 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1625 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1069 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1572 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1531 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1362 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1208 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.108 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1115 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1882 tonnes per person | +68.8% |
| 1977 | 0.182 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2462 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4003 tonnes per person | +62.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5048 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6392 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8871 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1983 | 0.585 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9978 tonnes per person | +70.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5032 tonnes per person | -49.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5494 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6659 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3503 tonnes per person | -47.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2797 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1271 tonnes per person | -54.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0995 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5898 tonnes per person | +492.5% |
| 1993 | 0.311 tonnes per person | -47.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4928 tonnes per person | +58.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4341 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.433 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4957 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3631 tonnes per person | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4373 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.478 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3108 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3263 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3993 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2556 tonnes per person | -36.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4168 tonnes per person | +63.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4793 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4602 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4766 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4249 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5538 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4983 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5753 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6385 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5949 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5416 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5634 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6401 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5475 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4972 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4883 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5426 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5878 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3765 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3765 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3765 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +492.5% | 0.0995 tonnes per person | 0.5898 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.1069 tonnes per person | 0.1786 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1803 tonnes per person | 0.108 tonnes per person | 0.4003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5962 tonnes per person | 0.2797 tonnes per person | 0.9978 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3783 tonnes per person | 0.0995 tonnes per person | 0.5898 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4028 tonnes per person | 0.2556 tonnes per person | 0.4793 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5651 tonnes per person | 0.4972 tonnes per person | 0.6401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4988 tonnes per person | 0.3765 tonnes per person | 0.5878 tonnes 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.3765 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9978 tonnes per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0995 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.