Tomato yields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tomato yields was 43.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato 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
In 2024, tomato yields in Saudi Arabia stood at 43.99 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Saudi Arabia peaked at 44.15 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Saudi Arabia 68th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4 tonnes per hectare | 12.57 tonnes per hectare | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | 14.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.03 tonnes per hectare | 11.36 tonnes per hectare | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | 15.77 tonnes per hectare | 23.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.72 tonnes per hectare | 21.35 tonnes per hectare | 35.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.74 tonnes per hectare | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 32.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.69 tonnes per hectare | 40.69 tonnes per hectare | 44.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 tomato yields in Saudi Arabia?
- Tomato yields in Saudi Arabia was 43.99 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 tomato yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.15 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tomato yields?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.