Groundnut yields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Groundnut yields was 4.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut yields in Saudi Arabia, 1982–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnut yields in Saudi Arabia stood at 4.14 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.28 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 5.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 15.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 232,932 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Saudi Arabia?
- Groundnut yields in Saudi Arabia was 4.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for groundnut yields?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.