Potato yields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Potato yields was 33.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 33.17 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 146.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36.39 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.63 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.69 tonnes per hectare | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.82 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 7.38 tonnes per hectare | 20.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.04 tonnes per hectare | 16.01 tonnes per hectare | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.46 tonnes per hectare | 22.86 tonnes per hectare | 26.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | 26.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.54 tonnes per hectare | 28.86 tonnes per hectare | 36.39 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 potato yields in Saudi Arabia?
- Potato yields in Saudi Arabia was 33.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.39 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for potato yields?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.8%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.