Dates — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dates — Import quantity was 0 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, dates — import quantity in Saudi Arabia stood at 0 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 47 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 t, in 2014.
That places Saudi Arabia 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 47 1000 t | +1075.0% |
| 2012 | 6 1000 t | -87.2% |
| 2013 | 3 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 1000 t | — |
| 2016 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 1000 t | — |
| 2018 | 1 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 1000 t | +300.0% |
| 2021 | 6 1000 t | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 1000 t | -83.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0 1000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 1000 t. (54 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0 1000 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8 1000 t. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 47 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 6 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 88 Tonga 0 1000 t
- 88 Marshall Islands 0 1000 t
- 88 Bhutan 0 1000 t
- 88 Cuba 0 1000 t
- 88 Turkmenistan 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Timor-Leste 0 1000 t
- 88 Kiribati 0 1000 t
- 88 Lesotho 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Comoros 0 1000 t
- 88 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1000 t
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 0 1000 t
- 88 China, Macao SAR 0 1000 t
- 88 Liberia 0 1000 t
- 88 Micronesia 0 1000 t
- 88 Afghanistan 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Mongolia 0 1000 t
- 88 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t
- 88 Gambia 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Vanuatu 0 1000 t
- 88 Albania 0 1000 t
- 88 Sierra Leone 0 1000 t
- 88 Suriname 0 1000 t
- 88 Cabo Verde 0 1000 t
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1000 t
- 88 Montenegro 0 1000 t
- 88 Seychelles 0 1000 t
- 88 French Polynesia 0 1000 t
- 88 Iceland 0 1000 t
- 88 Samoa 0 1000 t
- 88 Grenada 0 1000 t
- 88 Gabon 0 1000 t
- 88 Estonia 0 1000 t
- 88 Guyana 0 1000 t
- 88 Saint Lucia 0 1000 t
- 88 Papua New Guinea 0 1000 t
- 88 Eswatini 0 1000 t
- 88 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 t
- 88 Haiti 0 1000 t
- 88 Guinea 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Angola 0 1000 t
- 88 New Caledonia 0 1000 t
- 88 Bahamas 0 1000 t
- 88 Congo 0 1000 t
- 88 Paraguay 0 1000 t
- 88 Belarus 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Algeria 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Uruguay 0 1000 t
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 t
- 88 Luxembourg 0 1000 t
- 88 Namibia 0 1000 t
- 88 Latvia 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Barbados 0 1000 t
- 88 Chile 0 1000 t
- 88 Argentina 0 1000 t
- 88 Burkina Faso 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Mauritius 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Myanmar 0 1000 t
- 88 Panama 0 1000 t
- 88 Dominican Republic 0 1000 t
- 88 Belize 0 1000 t
- 88 Jamaica 0 1000 t
- 88 Israel 0 1000 t
- 88 Rwanda 0 1000 t
- 88 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Nicaragua 0 1000 t
- 88 El Salvador 0 1000 t
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1000 t
- 88 Madagascar 0 1000 t
- 88 Malawi 0 1000 t
- 88 Zambia 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Malta 0 1000 t
- 88 Fiji 0 1000 t
- 88 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 1000 t
- 88 Mozambique 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Ghana 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 1000 t
- 88 Polynesia 0 1000 t
- 88 China, Taiwan Province of 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Ecuador 0 1000 t
- 88 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Botswana 0 1000 t
- 88 Zimbabwe 0 1000 t
- 88 Cyprus 0 1000 t
- 88 Cameroon 0 1000 t
- 88 Cambodia 0 1000 t
- 88 Republic of Korea 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Honduras 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Costa Rica 0 1000 t
- 88 Philippines 0 1000 t
- 88 Uganda 0 1000 t
- 88 Peru 0 1000 t
- 88 Guatemala 0 1000 t
- 88 Colombia 0 1000 t
- 88 Nepal 0 1000 t compare
- 88 Melanesia 0 1000 t
- 88 Caribbean 0 1000 t
- 88 East Timor 0 1000 t
- 88 Moldova 0 1000 t
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 — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Dates — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 0 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 47 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest dates — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dates — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Dates — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.