Food: Gross Production Value (constant) … SLC annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food: Gross Production Value (constant) … SLC annual growth rate was -12.81 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC) in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) in Saudi Arabia stood at -12.81 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 176.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 50.8 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -36.98 % change on previous year, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 158th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food: Gross Production Value (constant) … SLC annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.8474 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1964 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -341.6% |
| 1965 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 1966 | 0.514 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1967 | 12.03 % change on previous year | +2240.5% |
| 1968 | -10.94 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 1969 | 10.93 % change on previous year | -199.9% |
| 1970 | 13.9 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 1971 | 50.8 % change on previous year | +265.5% |
| 1972 | -36.98 % change on previous year | -172.8% |
| 1973 | 23.05 % change on previous year | -162.3% |
| 1974 | 36.72 % change on previous year | +59.3% |
| 1975 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1976 | -16.24 % change on previous year | -617.9% |
| 1977 | 24.32 % change on previous year | -249.7% |
| 1978 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1979 | 11.63 % change on previous year | -329.6% |
| 1980 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -146.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6577 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1982 | 21.17 % change on previous year | +3118.6% |
| 1983 | 10.16 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 1984 | 21.46 % change on previous year | +111.1% |
| 1985 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 7.12 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 1987 | 9.17 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 6.73 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1990 | 6.05 % change on previous year | +422.8% |
| 1991 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9911 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1994 | 0.192 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 1995 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -1637.5% |
| 1996 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1997 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -656.0% |
| 1998 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1999 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -221.4% |
| 2000 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -228.6% |
| 2001 | 14.72 % change on previous year | +195.9% |
| 2002 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2003 | 4.24 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 2004 | 6.33 % change on previous year | +49.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8732 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 2006 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +218.5% |
| 2007 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2009 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -218.2% |
| 2010 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -233.0% |
| 2011 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 2012 | -3.05 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -428.4% |
| 2014 | -19.08 % change on previous year | -290.3% |
| 2015 | 14.85 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 2017 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 14.67 % change on previous year | +129.8% |
| 2020 | 14.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2022 | -8.35 % change on previous year | -216.2% |
| 2023 | 16.79 % change on previous year | -301.1% |
| 2024 | -12.81 % change on previous year | -176.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's -12.81 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.83 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's -12.81 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.08 % change on previous year. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food: Gross Production Value (constant) … SLC annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +3118.6% | 0.6577 % change on previous year | 21.17 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | +2240.5% | 0.514 % change on previous year | 12.03 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -1637.5% | 0.192 % change on previous year | -2.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 % change on previous year | -10.94 % change on previous year | 12.03 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.53 % change on previous year | -36.98 % change on previous year | 50.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.72 % change on previous year | -5.42 % change on previous year | 21.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -3.87 % change on previous year | 9.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 % change on previous year | -3.23 % change on previous year | 14.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 % change on previous year | -19.08 % change on previous year | 14.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 % change on previous year | -12.81 % change on previous year | 16.79 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 155 Barbados -9.83 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Palestine -9.86 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Timor-Leste -11.71 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Mongolia -14.62 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Republic of Moldova -21.35 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Zambia -25.16 % change on previous year 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 food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) in Saudi Arabia?
- Food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) in Saudi Arabia was -12.81 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.98 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 158th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand slc) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Food — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.