Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0005 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0014 ha per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1977.
That places Saudi Arabia 92nd out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | -50.5% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | +289.0% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | -31.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | +64.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | +140.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -51.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +50.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | +38.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | +64.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per person | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | +5.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 75% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +289.0% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1982 | +140.2% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1977 | -100.0% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1980 | +64.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1990 | +64.0% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1983 | -51.5% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1977.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.