Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 28,061 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Saudi Arabia stood at 28,061 ha.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 994.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Saudi Arabia peaked at 35,969 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 656 ha, in 1973.
That places Saudi Arabia 125th out of 186 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 2,253 ha | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 2,500 ha | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 2,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 1,672 ha | -44.3% |
| 1973 | 656 ha | -60.8% |
| 1974 | 3,160 ha | +381.7% |
| 1975 | 1,750 ha | -44.6% |
| 1976 | 3,809 ha | +117.7% |
| 1977 | 3,185 ha | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 1,175 ha | -63.1% |
| 1979 | 1,813 ha | +54.3% |
| 1980 | 1,704 ha | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1,767 ha | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2,112 ha | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 3,592 ha | +70.1% |
| 1984 | 4,064 ha | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 3,338 ha | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 2,647 ha | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 4,201 ha | +58.7% |
| 1988 | 3,331 ha | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 3,531 ha | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 4,743 ha | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 2,590 ha | -45.4% |
| 1992 | 3,900 ha | +50.6% |
| 1993 | 3,813 ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,328 ha | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 3,628 ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 3,646 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3,322 ha | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 3,308 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3,124 ha | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3,364 ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 2,833 ha | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 2,735 ha | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,685 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,925 ha | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 3,933 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,049 ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4,261 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 4,114 ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,712 ha | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 3,235 ha | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 3,168 ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,014 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 3,007 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,565 ha | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 2,411 ha | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 2,324 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 32,234 ha | +1287.0% |
| 2018 | 32,151 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25,628 ha | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 34,492 ha | +34.6% |
| 2021 | 35,479 ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 35,969 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27,067 ha | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 28,061 ha | +3.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 28,061 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 28,061 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66,822 ha, 42% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1287.0% | 2,324 ha | 32,234 ha |
| 1974 | +381.7% | 656 ha | 3,160 ha |
| 1976 | +117.7% | 1,750 ha | 3,809 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,028 ha | 1,800 ha | 2,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,292 ha | 656 ha | 3,809 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,029 ha | 1,704 ha | 4,201 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,540 ha | 2,590 ha | 4,743 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,561 ha | 2,685 ha | 4,261 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,974 ha | 2,324 ha | 32,234 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,214 ha | 27,067 ha | 35,969 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Saudi Arabia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Saudi Arabia was 28,061 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,969 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 656 ha in 1973.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 994.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.