Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 was 209.55 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia is 209.55, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 154.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia peaked at 209.55 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.48, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.48 | — |
| 1962 | 15.98 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 16.37 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 17.02 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 18.62 | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 20.29 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 18.58 | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 19.52 | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 21.53 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 24.16 | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 41.18 | +70.4% |
| 1972 | 25.93 | -37.0% |
| 1973 | 30.4 | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 41.91 | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 44.92 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 32.93 | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 43.62 | +32.5% |
| 1978 | 42.46 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 46.32 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 42.21 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 42.67 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 55.96 | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 54.68 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 68.18 | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 71.68 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 70.13 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 83.42 | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 84.76 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 86.69 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 90.99 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 84.16 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 90.7 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 94.02 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 96.35 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 106.19 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 107.01 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 110.02 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 107.64 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 93.56 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 97.24 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 105.95 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 108.14 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 114.42 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 123.8 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 126.9 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 126.41 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 126.9 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 131.08 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 130.84 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 126.03 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 129.39 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 130.34 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 134.44 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 82.36 | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 104.61 | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 113.03 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 127.1 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 126.02 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 145.11 | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 181.37 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 172.52 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 181.25 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 207.94 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 209.55 | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 209.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.78, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 209.55 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 111.02, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +70.4% | 24.16 | 41.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.15 | 15.48 | 21.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.38 | 24.16 | 46.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.04 | 42.21 | 86.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.06 | 84.16 | 110.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.17 | 97.24 | 131.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.84 | 82.36 | 145.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 190.53 | 172.52 | 209.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Saudi Arabia was 209.55 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 209.55 in 2024.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.48 in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.4%. 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 Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.