Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0307 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0307 t per person for meat, total — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0467 t per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.014 t per person, in 1966.
That places Saudi Arabia 77th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0152 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0148 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0146 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0144 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0142 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.014 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.014 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0146 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0146 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0157 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0158 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0166 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0213 t per person | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0206 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0216 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0192 t per person | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0189 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0199 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0204 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0219 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0256 t per person | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0312 t per person | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0338 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0373 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0434 t per person | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0412 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0423 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0381 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0391 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0388 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0391 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0363 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0364 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.035 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0354 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0404 t per person | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0396 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0373 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0398 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0391 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.035 t per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0336 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0344 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0332 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0327 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.031 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0304 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0317 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 t per person | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0289 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 t per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0262 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.028 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 t per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0358 t per person | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.039 t per person | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0467 t per person | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.043 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0426 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0307 t per person | -27.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0307 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.054 t per person, 57% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0307 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0233 t per person, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0144 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 0.0152 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 t per person | 0.0146 t per person | 0.0216 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0335 t per person | 0.0204 t per person | 0.0434 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0377 t per person | 0.035 t per person | 0.0404 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0342 t per person | 0.0304 t per person | 0.0398 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0285 t per person | 0.0252 t per person | 0.0358 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0404 t per person | 0.0307 t per person | 0.0467 t per person | 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, total — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0307 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0467 t per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 t per person in 1966.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 77th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.