Maize (corn) — Yield in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Maize (corn) — Yield was 7,134 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — 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 maize (corn) — yield in Saudi Arabia is 7,134 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7,653 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 272.7 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Saudi Arabia 38th out of 163 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.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 517.6 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 416.1 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1973 | 692.8 kg/ha | +66.5% |
| 1974 | 669.6 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 713.6 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 755.6 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 643.4 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 1,624 kg/ha | +152.5% |
| 1979 | 761.5 kg/ha | -53.1% |
| 1980 | 517 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1981 | 272.7 kg/ha | -47.3% |
| 1982 | 935.4 kg/ha | +243.0% |
| 1983 | 813.6 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 1,546 kg/ha | +90.0% |
| 1985 | 1,300 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 868.7 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1987 | 1,719 kg/ha | +97.9% |
| 1988 | 1,797 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1,640 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 1,799 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 2,117 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 2,073 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,172 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,952 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 1,952 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,958 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,753 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 2,052 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 1,872 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 6,282 kg/ha | +235.5% |
| 2001 | 4,061 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 3,643 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 3,805 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3,851 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,730 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5,820 kg/ha | +56.0% |
| 2007 | 5,625 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 5,643 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,474 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 5,310 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 5,996 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 6,014 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6,102 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,413 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 6,400 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6,400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,230 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,851 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 4,471 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 4,538 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,600 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7,653 kg/ha | +66.4% |
| 2024 | 7,134 kg/ha | -6.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7,134 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,652 kg/ha, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7,134 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,000 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +243.0% | 272.7 kg/ha | 935.4 kg/ha |
| 2000 | +235.5% | 1,872 kg/ha | 6,282 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +152.5% | 643.4 kg/ha | 1,624 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +97.9% | 868.7 kg/ha | 1,719 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +90.0% | 813.6 kg/ha | 1,546 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +66.5% | 416.1 kg/ha | 692.8 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 729.46 kg/ha | 416.1 kg/ha | 1,624 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,141 kg/ha | 272.7 kg/ha | 1,797 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,970 kg/ha | 1,753 kg/ha | 2,172 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,794 kg/ha | 3,643 kg/ha | 6,282 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,112 kg/ha | 5,310 kg/ha | 6,413 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,679 kg/ha | 4,471 kg/ha | 7,653 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 maize (corn) — yield in Saudi Arabia?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Saudi Arabia was 7,134 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,653 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.7 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.