Meat — Protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat — Protein supply quantity was 315,223 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat — Protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat — protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia is 315,223 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 346,155 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 254,890 t, in 2018.
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Meat — Protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 264,322 t | — |
| 2011 | 265,517 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 268,863 t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 300,939 t | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 275,925 t | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 296,198 t | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 299,145 t | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 270,241 t | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 254,890 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 303,221 t | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 319,315 t | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 330,000 t | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 346,155 t | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 315,223 t | -8.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 315,223 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 58,828 t, 5.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 315,223 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63,648 t, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 279,926 t | 254,890 t | 303,221 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 327,673 t | 315,223 t | 346,155 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 — protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat — protein supply quantity in Saudi Arabia was 315,223 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — protein supply quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 346,155 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat — protein supply quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,890 t in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat — protein supply quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.