Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 63 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia stood at 63 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 85 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 19 kcal/cap/d | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 27 kcal/cap/d | +42.1% |
| 2004 | 33 kcal/cap/d | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 33 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 kcal/cap/d | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 12 kcal/cap/d | -36.8% |
| 2008 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 13 kcal/cap/d | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 11 kcal/cap/d | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 11 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 kcal/cap/d | +336.4% |
| 2013 | 47 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 63 kcal/cap/d | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 56 kcal/cap/d | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 39 kcal/cap/d | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 37 kcal/cap/d | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 26 kcal/cap/d | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 52 kcal/cap/d | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 85 kcal/cap/d | +63.5% |
| 2021 | 85 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64 kcal/cap/d | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 41 kcal/cap/d | -35.9% |
| 2024 | 63 kcal/cap/d | +53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.78 kcal/cap/d | 12 kcal/cap/d | 33 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 39 kcal/cap/d | 11 kcal/cap/d | 63 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6 kcal/cap/d | 41 kcal/cap/d | 85 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 9 Afghanistan 69 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Israel 69 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Malta 62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Solomon Islands 62 kcal/cap/d compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia was 63 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 85 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.