Dates — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dates — Export quantity was 188 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dates — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, dates — export quantity in Saudi Arabia stood at 188 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — export quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 318 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 t, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dates — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 78 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 70 1000 t | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 100 1000 t | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 132 1000 t | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 120 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 132 1000 t | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 147 1000 t | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 162 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 182 1000 t | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 215 1000 t | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 318 1000 t | +47.9% |
| 2022 | 193 1000 t | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 188 1000 t | -2.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 188 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7 1000 t, 26.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119.6 1000 t | 70 1000 t | 182 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.5 1000 t | 188 1000 t | 318 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 271 1000 t compare
- 2 Iraq 265 1000 t compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 175 1000 t compare
- 5 Algeria 149 1000 t compare
- 6 Tunisia 130 1000 t 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 dates — export quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Dates — export quantity in Saudi Arabia was 188 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — export quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 318 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest dates — export quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dates — export quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — export quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — Export quantity. 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.