Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield was 22,765 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citrus fruit, total — yield in Saudi Arabia is 22,765 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — yield in Saudi Arabia peaked at 23,559 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,354 kg/ha, in 1986.
That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,800 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,810 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5,818 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5,783 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 5,792 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5,800 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 5,814 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 5,802 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 5,796 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 5,790 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 5,778 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 5,814 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 10,261 kg/ha | +76.5% |
| 1974 | 8,087 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 5,485 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 1976 | 5,970 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 6,074 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7,477 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 7,415 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 7,893 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 6,324 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1982 | 6,524 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 5,933 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 5,661 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 5,447 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 5,354 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 7,601 kg/ha | +42.0% |
| 1988 | 6,820 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 6,576 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 6,184 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 6,727 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 6,364 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 5,715 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 5,826 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6,242 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 5,982 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 6,457 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 7,495 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 8,042 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 8,583 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 14,442 kg/ha | +68.3% |
| 2002 | 13,526 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 13,664 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15,388 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 14,420 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 11,863 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 11,812 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10,104 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 9,443 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 8,092 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 8,732 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 8,980 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8,978 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,443 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 8,092 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 8,978 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 12,772 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2018 | 13,002 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17,898 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 2020 | 21,698 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 21,758 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 22,472 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 23,559 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 22,765 kg/ha | -3.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 22,765 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,826 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 22,765 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,482 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +76.5% | 5,814 kg/ha | 10,261 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +68.3% | 8,583 kg/ha | 14,442 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,801 kg/ha | 5,783 kg/ha | 5,818 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,815 kg/ha | 5,485 kg/ha | 10,261 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,413 kg/ha | 5,354 kg/ha | 7,893 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,503 kg/ha | 5,715 kg/ha | 8,042 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,325 kg/ha | 8,583 kg/ha | 15,388 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,497 kg/ha | 8,092 kg/ha | 17,898 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,450 kg/ha | 21,698 kg/ha | 23,559 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 17 Chile 23,773 kg/ha compare
- 17 Egypt 23,773 kg/ha compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 22,771 kg/ha compare
- 21 Palestine 22,223 kg/ha compare
- 22 El Salvador 22,195 kg/ha compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 9,804 kg/ha compare
- 23 Italy 21,091 kg/ha compare
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 citrus fruit, total — yield in Saudi Arabia?
- Citrus fruit, total — yield in Saudi Arabia was 22,765 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,559 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,354 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for citrus fruit, total — yield?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — yield rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.