Millet yields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Millet yields was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, millet yields in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.96 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2898 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.997 tonnes per hectare | 0.8118 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5682 tonnes per hectare | 0.2916 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.2898 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 5.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 15.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 232,932 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Saudi Arabia?
- Millet yields in Saudi Arabia was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2898 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for millet yields?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.