Eggs Primary — Laying in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Eggs Primary — Laying was 32,086 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 32,086 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36,183 1000 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 175 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 37th out of 190 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.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 175 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 180 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 185 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 210 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 225 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 250 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 280 1000 An | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 335 1000 An | +19.6% |
| 1969 | 415 1000 An | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 460 1000 An | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 520 1000 An | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 570 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 645 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 870 1000 An | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 1,161 1000 An | +33.4% |
| 1976 | 1,452 1000 An | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 1,665 1000 An | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 2,155 1000 An | +29.4% |
| 1979 | 2,423 1000 An | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 3,322 1000 An | +37.1% |
| 1981 | 4,075 1000 An | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 5,710 1000 An | +40.1% |
| 1983 | 8,141 1000 An | +42.6% |
| 1984 | 8,561 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 10,900 1000 An | +27.3% |
| 1986 | 11,000 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 9,050 1000 An | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 8,300 1000 An | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 9,000 1000 An | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 10,081 1000 An | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 10,415 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 10,589 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 10,000 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 10,041 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10,708 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 11,000 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 10,000 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 12,000 1000 An | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 12,817 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 11,500 1000 An | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 12,500 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 12,600 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13,100 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 13,300 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15,400 1000 An | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 15,000 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 16,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 15,800 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18,000 1000 An | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 20,000 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 20,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21,000 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 23,000 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 18,556 1000 An | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 18,673 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 26,000 1000 An | +39.2% |
| 2017 | 27,000 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 33,000 1000 An | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 33,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32,296 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 32,786 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 33,714 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 36,183 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 32,086 1000 An | -11.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 32,086 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 8.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 32,086 1000 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,730 1000 An, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250.56 1000 An | 175 1000 An | 415 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,192 1000 An | 460 1000 An | 2,423 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,806 1000 An | 3,322 1000 An | 11,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,765 1000 An | 10,000 1000 An | 12,817 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,320 1000 An | 11,500 1000 An | 18,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,023 1000 An | 18,556 1000 An | 33,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,413 1000 An | 32,086 1000 An | 36,183 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Saudi Arabia?
- Eggs primary — laying in Saudi Arabia was 32,086 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 36,183 1000 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. 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 Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.