Sunflower seed — Food supply in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sunflower seed — Food supply was 48,266 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 48,266 million Kcal for sunflower seed — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 188.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — food supply in Saudi Arabia peaked at 65,782 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,134 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 6th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,134 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 14,936 million Kcal | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 12,003 million Kcal | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 16,761 million Kcal | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 14,703 million Kcal | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 25,975 million Kcal | +76.7% |
| 2016 | 35,733 million Kcal | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 51,635 million Kcal | +44.5% |
| 2018 | 65,782 million Kcal | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 60,802 million Kcal | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 51,260 million Kcal | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 30,363 million Kcal | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 44,536 million Kcal | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 48,266 million Kcal | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,746 million Kcal | 9,134 million Kcal | 65,782 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,606 million Kcal | 30,363 million Kcal | 51,260 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 sunflower seed — food supply in Saudi Arabia?
- Sunflower seed — food supply in Saudi Arabia was 48,266 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 65,782 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,134 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sunflower seed — food supply?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower seed — food supply rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — 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.