Pulses — Food supply in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Pulses — Food supply was 649,750 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Saudi Arabia stood at 649,750 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Saudi Arabia peaked at 649,750 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 501,581 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 501,581 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 530,672 million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 548,524 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 580,987 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 574,834 million Kcal | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 591,852 million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 611,736 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 623,702 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 590,802 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 618,947 million Kcal | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 611,905 million Kcal | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 568,008 million Kcal | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 566,993 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 649,750 million Kcal | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 577,364 million Kcal | 501,581 million Kcal | 623,702 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 599,164 million Kcal | 566,993 million Kcal | 649,750 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- 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 pulses — food supply in Saudi Arabia?
- Pulses — food supply in Saudi Arabia was 649,750 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 649,750 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 501,581 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for pulses — food supply?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, published as part of Pulses — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.