Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 89.73 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Saudi Arabia is 89.73, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 569.26 million in 1962 and was at its lowest, 89.73, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 106th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 557.95 million | — |
| 1962 | 569.26 million | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 379.58 million | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 313.61 million | -17.4% |
| 1965 | 238.90 million | -23.8% |
| 1966 | 60.28 million | -74.8% |
| 1967 | 536.39 million | +789.8% |
| 1968 | 760.39 | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 220.74 million | +29029082.4% |
| 1970 | 329.48 million | +49.3% |
| 1971 | 418.19 million | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 647.48 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 297.60 million | +45961937.4% |
| 1974 | 594.24 | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 36.08 million | +6071672.3% |
| 1976 | 55.34 million | +53.4% |
| 1977 | 499.82 | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 472.07 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 445.44 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 430.83 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 405.83 | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 381.81 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 395.82 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 372.97 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 352.18 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 332.71 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 313.45 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 295.5 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 248.2 | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 240.89 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 232.34 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 219.92 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 210.43 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 201.45 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 193.47 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 185.79 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 195.89 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 71.95 million | +36727757.5% |
| 1999 | 967,922 | -98.7% |
| 2000 | 169.9 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 271.23 million | +159642631.0% |
| 2002 | 155.95 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 149.62 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 141.26 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 135.76 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 130.02 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 124.76 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.39 million | +6721501.5% |
| 2009 | 121.26 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 71.21 million | +58725201.0% |
| 2011 | 69.05 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 108.51 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 104.78 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 102.27 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 99.72 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 98.01 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 98.42 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.73 million | +54597441.2% |
| 2019 | 202.87 million | +277.5% |
| 2020 | 535.38 million | +163.9% |
| 2021 | 437.39 million | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 129.47 million | -70.4% |
| 2023 | 342.17 million | +164.3% |
| 2024 | 89.73 | -100.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 89.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.03, 90% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 89.73 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.61, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +159642631.0% | 169.9 | 271.23 million |
| 2010 | +58725201.0% | 121.26 | 71.21 million |
| 2018 | +54597441.2% | 98.42 | 53.73 million |
| 1973 | +45961937.4% | 647.48 | 297.60 million |
| 1998 | +36727757.5% | 195.89 | 71.95 million |
| 1969 | +29029082.4% | 760.39 | 220.74 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 319.63 million | 760.39 | 569.26 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 113.67 million | 445.44 | 418.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 352.93 | 248.2 | 430.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.29 million | 185.79 | 71.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.96 million | 121.26 | 271.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.69 million | 98.01 | 202.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 288.88 million | 89.73 | 535.38 million | 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Saudi Arabia was 89.73 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 569.26 million in 1962.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.73 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 106th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.