Starchy Roots — Food in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Starchy Roots — Food was 1,184 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,184 1000 t for starchy roots — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,234 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 314 1000 t, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 59th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 611.3 1000 t | 314 1000 t | 920 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,159 1000 t | 1,042 1000 t | 1,234 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 56 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,395 1000 t compare
- 57 Paraguay 1,204 1000 t compare
- 58 Cuba 1,201 1000 t compare
- 60 Romania 1,141 1000 t compare
- 61 Afghanistan 1,097 1000 t compare
- 62 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,091 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Rural population 15.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 5.69 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 34,585 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food in Saudi Arabia?
- Starchy roots — food in Saudi Arabia was 1,184 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,234 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 314 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for starchy roots — food?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food. 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.