Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 141.46 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia stood at 141.46.
That represents a change of down 34.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia peaked at 223.57 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.06, in 1968.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.15 | — |
| 1962 | 8.5 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 7.29 | -14.2% |
| 1964 | 7.05 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 5.95 | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 4.14 | -30.4% |
| 1967 | 10.11 | +144.2% |
| 1968 | 4.06 | -59.8% |
| 1969 | 4.67 | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 6.81 | +45.8% |
| 1971 | 8.39 | +23.2% |
| 1972 | 5.55 | -33.8% |
| 1973 | 9.82 | +76.9% |
| 1974 | 17.53 | +78.5% |
| 1975 | 15.29 | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 16.43 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 14.25 | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 10.01 | -29.8% |
| 1979 | 13.49 | +34.8% |
| 1980 | 13.54 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 14.39 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 17.89 | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 26.92 | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 34.27 | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 42.28 | +23.4% |
| 1986 | 51.76 | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 48.4 | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 53.85 | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 51.24 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 59.4 | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 64.16 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 64.06 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.98 | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 59.65 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 58.13 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 59.76 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 72.66 | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 85.51 | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 78.37 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 86.81 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 107.55 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 88.13 | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 91.45 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 91.42 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.28 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 93.96 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 96.39 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 97.94 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 95.52 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 108.32 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 90.56 | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 82.82 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 101.74 | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 94.29 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 97.18 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 108.53 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 119.74 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 136.03 | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 160.51 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 200.16 | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 223.57 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 197.92 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 217.09 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 141.46 | -34.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 141.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.91, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 141.46 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 127.52, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +144.2% | 4.14 | 10.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.66 | 4.06 | 10.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.76 | 5.55 | 17.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.45 | 13.54 | 53.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.07 | 58.13 | 85.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.75 | 86.81 | 107.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.97 | 82.82 | 160.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.04 | 141.46 | 223.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia was 141.46 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 223.57 in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — Gross 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.