Millet — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Millet — Area harvested was 6,787 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet — area harvested in Saudi Arabia is 6,787 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Saudi Arabia peaked at 125,000 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2,457 ha, in 1985.
That places Saudi Arabia 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Millet — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 75,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 76,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 78,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 80,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 81,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 83,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 123,176 ha | +48.4% |
| 1969 | 93,918 ha | -23.8% |
| 1970 | 110,000 ha | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 125,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 15,033 ha | -88.0% |
| 1973 | 17,439 ha | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 35,732 ha | +104.9% |
| 1975 | 36,343 ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 32,876 ha | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 31,984 ha | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 33,551 ha | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 33,343 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 29,766 ha | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 11,756 ha | -60.5% |
| 1982 | 10,719 ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 10,355 ha | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 2,994 ha | -71.1% |
| 1985 | 2,457 ha | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 2,862 ha | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 4,926 ha | +72.1% |
| 1988 | 6,440 ha | +30.7% |
| 1989 | 6,207 ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 7,934 ha | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 5,824 ha | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 6,080 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 6,116 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6,925 ha | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 7,748 ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 7,874 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7,818 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 7,500 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 6,392 ha | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 6,552 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 7,360 ha | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 6,910 ha | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 6,727 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5,401 ha | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 4,196 ha | -22.3% |
| 2006 | 3,975 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3,440 ha | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 3,061 ha | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 3,760 ha | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 3,448 ha | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 3,086 ha | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 2,844 ha | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 2,632 ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3,099 ha | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 4,222 ha | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 4,467 ha | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 4,726 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 4,907 ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,118 ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 5,551 ha | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 5,643 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6,400 ha | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 7,061 ha | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 6,787 ha | -3.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 6,787 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,640 ha, 4.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 6,787 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,327 ha, 2.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +104.9% | 17,439 ha | 35,732 ha |
| 1972 | -88.0% | 125,000 ha | 15,033 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,455 ha | 70,000 ha | 123,176 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,130 ha | 15,033 ha | 125,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,848 ha | 2,457 ha | 29,766 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,021 ha | 5,824 ha | 7,934 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,138 ha | 3,061 ha | 7,360 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,855 ha | 2,632 ha | 5,118 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,288 ha | 5,551 ha | 7,061 ha | 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 millet — area harvested in Saudi Arabia?
- Millet — area harvested in Saudi Arabia was 6,787 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 125,000 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,457 ha in 1985.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for millet — area harvested?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. 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 Millet — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.