Rice yields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Rice yields was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice yields in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.4 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1,596.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.8 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1417 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
That places Saudi Arabia 90th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.1417 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 87 Haiti 2.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Madagascar 2.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Brunei 2.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 2.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 East Timor 2.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Cameroon 2.16 tonnes per hectare compare
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 rice yields in Saudi Arabia?
- Rice yields in Saudi Arabia was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1417 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for rice yields?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 90th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,596.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.