Okra — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Okra — Area harvested was 3,033 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — 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 okra — area harvested in Saudi Arabia is 3,033 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10,889 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 636 ha, in 1978.
That places Saudi Arabia 23rd out of 53 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.
Okra — Area harvested in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 850 ha | — |
| 1962 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 900 ha | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 950 ha | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,153 ha | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 675 ha | -41.5% |
| 1974 | 3,013 ha | +346.4% |
| 1975 | 1,750 ha | -41.9% |
| 1976 | 1,283 ha | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 1,705 ha | +32.9% |
| 1978 | 636 ha | -62.7% |
| 1979 | 1,492 ha | +134.6% |
| 1980 | 1,632 ha | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 970 ha | -40.6% |
| 1982 | 1,227 ha | +26.5% |
| 1983 | 1,951 ha | +59.0% |
| 1984 | 2,057 ha | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 3,359 ha | +63.3% |
| 1986 | 3,103 ha | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 5,189 ha | +67.2% |
| 1988 | 4,910 ha | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 5,440 ha | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 7,738 ha | +42.2% |
| 1991 | 6,934 ha | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 8,664 ha | +24.9% |
| 1993 | 8,767 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 9,732 ha | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 10,889 ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 10,602 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 10,880 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 9,500 ha | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 6,660 ha | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 6,568 ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5,682 ha | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 5,203 ha | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 5,024 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 4,343 ha | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 4,019 ha | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 4,400 ha | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 4,200 ha | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 3,834 ha | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 4,446 ha | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 4,430 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,004 ha | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 3,680 ha | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 3,040 ha | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 2,171 ha | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 1,927 ha | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1,710 ha | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 1,517 ha | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 1,401 ha | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 1,433 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,324 ha | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 2,503 ha | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 3,046 ha | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 3,120 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3,033 ha | -2.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3,033 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 54 ha, 56.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3,033 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 523 ha, 5.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Okra — 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 | +346.4% | 675 ha | 3,013 ha |
| 1979 | +134.6% | 636 ha | 1,492 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 905.56 ha | 850 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,371 ha | 636 ha | 3,013 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,984 ha | 970 ha | 5,440 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,037 ha | 6,660 ha | 10,889 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,772 ha | 3,834 ha | 6,568 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,531 ha | 1,401 ha | 4,430 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,805 ha | 2,324 ha | 3,120 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 okra — area harvested in Saudi Arabia?
- Okra — area harvested in Saudi Arabia was 3,033 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,889 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 636 ha in 1978.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for okra — area harvested?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 Okra — 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.