SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of was 0.53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.53 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.94 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.07 %, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.76 % | — |
| 2011 | 0.75 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.77 % | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.71 % | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.77 % | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.83 % | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.54 % | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.94 % | +74.1% |
| 2019 | 0.07 % | -92.6% |
| 2020 | 0.23 % | +228.6% |
| 2021 | 0.39 % | +69.6% |
| 2022 | 0.38 % | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.27 % | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 0.53 % | +96.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.53 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.97 %, 55% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.53 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.815 %, 65% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +228.6% | 0.07 % | 0.23 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.689 % | 0.07 % | 0.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.36 % | 0.23 % | 0.53 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Saudi Arabia was 0.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 % in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 156th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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, published as part of SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.