Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 11,566 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — food supply in Saudi Arabia stood at 11,566 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 60.1% on the previous year and up 114.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Saudi Arabia peaked at 28,986 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,389 million Kcal, in 2013.
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,488 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 6,536 million Kcal | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 5,850 million Kcal | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 5,389 million Kcal | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 6,226 million Kcal | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 6,739 million Kcal | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 6,236 million Kcal | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 11,970 million Kcal | +92.0% |
| 2018 | 7,751 million Kcal | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 7,187 million Kcal | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 13,659 million Kcal | +90.1% |
| 2021 | 12,564 million Kcal | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 28,986 million Kcal | +130.7% |
| 2023 | 11,566 million Kcal | -60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,137 million Kcal | 5,389 million Kcal | 11,970 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,694 million Kcal | 11,566 million Kcal | 28,986 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)
- 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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Saudi Arabia?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Saudi Arabia was 11,566 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,986 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,389 million Kcal in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.6%. 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 Sweet potatoes — 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.