Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 124.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 124.62 for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Saudi Arabia peaked at 213.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.97, in 1968.
That places Saudi Arabia 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.46 | — |
| 1962 | 97.05 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 80.18 | -17.4% |
| 1964 | 74.72 | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 60.74 | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 40.76 | -32.9% |
| 1967 | 95.82 | +135.1% |
| 1968 | 36.97 | -61.4% |
| 1969 | 40.85 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 57.21 | +40.0% |
| 1971 | 67.44 | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 42.48 | -37.0% |
| 1973 | 71.55 | +68.4% |
| 1974 | 121.33 | +69.6% |
| 1975 | 100.38 | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 102.24 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 83.86 | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 55.64 | -33.7% |
| 1979 | 70.77 | +27.2% |
| 1980 | 66.96 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 67.06 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 78.42 | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 111.04 | +41.6% |
| 1984 | 133.21 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 155.18 | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 179.49 | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 158.59 | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 167.33 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 151.36 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 167.02 | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 171.99 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 164.02 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 144.45 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 139.98 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 130.88 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 129.29 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 151.24 | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 171.44 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 151.55 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 160.55 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 188.83 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 147.22 | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 145.65 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 139.06 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 128.46 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 131 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 128.94 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 125.83 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 118.01 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 128.83 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 103.79 | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 91.57 | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 108.61 | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 97.29 | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 97 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 105.71 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 116.38 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 134.03 | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 157.6 | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 193.24 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 213.52 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 184.04 | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 195.27 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 124.62 | -36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.28 | 36.97 | 97.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.29 | 42.48 | 121.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.86 | 66.96 | 179.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.19 | 129.29 | 171.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.35 | 118.01 | 188.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.08 | 91.57 | 157.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.14 | 124.62 | 213.52 | 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 meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Saudi Arabia was 124.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 213.52 in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.97 in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.