Fruit Primary — Yield in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Fruit Primary — Yield was 10,509 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Fruit Primary — 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 fruit primary — yield in Saudi Arabia is 10,509 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — yield in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25,531 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 7,195 kg/ha, in 1999.
That places Saudi Arabia 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Fruit Primary — Yield in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,357 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,252 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 9,260 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 9,445 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 9,334 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 9,444 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 9,474 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 9,458 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 9,492 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 10,135 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 25,531 kg/ha | +151.9% |
| 1972 | 14,415 kg/ha | -43.5% |
| 1973 | 10,414 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1974 | 7,552 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1975 | 9,622 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 7,279 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 9,645 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1978 | 8,445 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 8,851 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 9,185 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 8,163 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 9,666 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 11,893 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 12,947 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 12,668 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 12,428 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 13,121 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 13,021 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 11,693 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 11,044 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 10,992 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 10,950 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 10,459 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 10,216 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 9,991 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 9,756 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 9,590 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 9,789 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,195 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 7,297 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7,525 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 7,761 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 8,079 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8,596 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 8,690 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8,463 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8,386 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8,457 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 8,134 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 8,393 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8,552 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 8,658 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9,010 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 9,636 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 11,615 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 12,360 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 12,982 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 13,178 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 15,113 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 12,823 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 13,478 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 13,437 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 11,273 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 10,509 kg/ha | -6.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 10,509 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,164 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 10,509 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,298 kg/ha, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +151.9% | 10,135 kg/ha | 25,531 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -43.5% | 25,531 kg/ha | 14,415 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,391 kg/ha | 9,252 kg/ha | 9,492 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,189 kg/ha | 7,279 kg/ha | 25,531 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,478 kg/ha | 8,163 kg/ha | 13,121 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,998 kg/ha | 7,195 kg/ha | 11,044 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,139 kg/ha | 7,297 kg/ha | 8,690 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,950 kg/ha | 8,393 kg/ha | 15,113 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,304 kg/ha | 10,509 kg/ha | 13,478 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 92 Vanuatu 10,870 kg/ha compare
- 93 Paraguay 10,710 kg/ha compare
- 94 Sao Tome and Principe 10,605 kg/ha compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,435 kg/ha compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10,419 kg/ha compare
- 98 Belize 10,351 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 fruit primary — yield in Saudi Arabia?
- Fruit primary — yield in Saudi Arabia was 10,509 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,531 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,195 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for fruit primary — yield?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — yield rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Yield. 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.