Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 88.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 88.69 for meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in 2024.
The figure is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Saudi Arabia peaked at 134.79 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.67 | — |
| 1962 | 15.23 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 15.79 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 16.35 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 12.87 | -21.3% |
| 1966 | 10.27 | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 20.97 | +104.2% |
| 1968 | 14.41 | -31.3% |
| 1969 | 13.75 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 19.5 | +41.8% |
| 1971 | 25.54 | +31.0% |
| 1972 | 32.21 | +26.1% |
| 1973 | 43.04 | +33.6% |
| 1974 | 88.07 | +104.6% |
| 1975 | 72.44 | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 67.74 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 71.81 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 57.82 | -19.5% |
| 1979 | 72.6 | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 65.37 | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 52.82 | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 49.02 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 52.59 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 66.73 | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 72.92 | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 69.37 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 69.08 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.86 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 79.76 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 91.73 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 95.07 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 95.07 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 84.47 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 81.92 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 76.28 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 92.4 | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 86.39 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 94.55 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 64.46 | -31.8% |
| 2000 | 79.26 | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 90.36 | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 84.37 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 94.9 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 80.42 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | -98.7% |
| 2006 | 51.02 | +4951.5% |
| 2007 | 77.94 | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 78.62 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.38 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 86.59 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 50.9 | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 34.36 | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 48.5 | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 89.31 | +84.1% |
| 2015 | 96.13 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 114.56 | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 127.81 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 134.79 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 97.26 | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 121.76 | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 103.24 | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 114.24 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 131.99 | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 88.69 | -32.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 88.69 is below the median for high income countries, which is 118.6, 75% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 88.69 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 126.47, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +4951.5% | 1.01 | 51.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.92 | 10.27 | 20.97 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.08 | 19.5 | 88.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.25 | 49.02 | 79.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.23 | 64.46 | 95.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.33 | 1.01 | 94.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.02 | 34.36 | 134.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.98 | 88.69 | 131.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 32 Afghanistan 101.79 compare
- 33 Sudan 101.26 compare
- 34 Qatar 99.98 compare
- 36 Russian Federation 0.13 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 meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Saudi Arabia was 88.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 134.79 in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.