Cigarettes — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 15,340 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia stood at 15,340 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 43,445 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,340 t, in 2023.
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34,792 t | 22,362 t | 43,445 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,538 t | 15,340 t | 23,944 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 16 Afghanistan 17,749 t compare
- 17 Bulgaria 16,498 t compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 16,026 t compare
- 20 Indonesia 15,199 t compare
- 21 Thailand 15,019 t compare
- 22 China, Hong Kong SAR 14,227 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)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 5.12 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 15,340 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 43,445 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,340 t in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.