Rice and products — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Rice and products — Import quantity was 1,697 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Rice and products — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice and products — import quantity in Saudi Arabia is 1,697 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,310 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,613 1000 t, in 2011.
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rice and products — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,857 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,613 1000 t | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 1,753 1000 t | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1,845 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2,064 1000 t | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 2,310 1000 t | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 1,837 1000 t | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 1,701 1000 t | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1,896 1000 t | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2,064 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 2,304 1000 t | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 1,682 1000 t | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 1,870 1000 t | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1,697 1000 t | -9.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1,697 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.5 1000 t, 18.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1,697 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225 1000 t, 7.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice and products — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.0% | 2,304 1000 t | 1,682 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,894 1000 t | 1,613 1000 t | 2,310 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,888 1000 t | 1,682 1000 t | 2,304 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,093 1000 t compare
- 13 United States 2,007 1000 t compare
- 14 South Africa 1,879 1000 t compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,506 1000 t compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,506 1000 t compare
- 18 Cuba 1,489 1000 t 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)
- 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 rice and products — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Rice and products — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 1,697 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,310 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,613 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for rice and products — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice and products — Import quantity. 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.