Vegetables Primary — Yield in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Vegetables Primary — Yield was 33,328 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — yield in Saudi Arabia is 33,328 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — yield in Saudi Arabia peaked at 34,866 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,363 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 31st out of 251 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,363 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,570 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 7,675 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 8,862 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 8,685 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 9,305 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 8,552 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 8,472 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 8,796 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 8,850 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 9,431 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 9,079 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 12,910 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 11,390 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 12,005 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 9,683 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 11,201 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 11,210 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 11,286 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 10,615 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 14,125 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1982 | 10,504 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 12,957 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1984 | 13,407 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 15,067 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 14,998 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 17,581 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 18,933 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 19,561 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 22,797 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 17,694 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 16,092 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 17,126 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 16,785 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 16,290 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16,204 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 15,752 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 16,643 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 19,811 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 20,155 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 18,911 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 19,191 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20,013 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 23,366 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 22,770 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 25,303 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 24,854 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 27,654 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 27,519 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25,288 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 25,798 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 26,580 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 27,422 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 21,476 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 21,360 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 22,158 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 22,160 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22,970 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 22,590 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 30,176 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 31,135 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 34,866 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 33,220 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 33,328 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 33,328 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,362 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 33,328 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26,642 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +42.2% | 9,079 kg/ha | 12,910 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,364 kg/ha | 7,363 kg/ha | 9,305 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,705 kg/ha | 8,850 kg/ha | 12,910 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,775 kg/ha | 10,504 kg/ha | 19,561 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,519 kg/ha | 15,752 kg/ha | 22,797 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,973 kg/ha | 18,911 kg/ha | 27,654 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,780 kg/ha | 21,360 kg/ha | 27,422 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,545 kg/ha | 30,176 kg/ha | 34,866 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 primary — yield in Saudi Arabia?
- Vegetables primary — yield in Saudi Arabia was 33,328 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,866 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,363 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for vegetables primary — yield?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — yield rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.