Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0037 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 41.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0803 ha per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 ha per person, in 2020.
Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0336 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0286 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0291 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0289 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.028 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0219 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0196 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 ha per person | -58.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0193 ha per person | +153.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0136 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0153 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0141 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0111 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0221 ha per person | +93.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0338 ha per person | +52.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0525 ha per person | +55.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0721 ha per person | +37.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0656 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0659 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0754 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0771 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0724 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0803 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0791 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0626 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0456 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0277 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0198 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0281 ha per person | +41.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0258 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0259 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0278 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0275 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0238 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0218 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0201 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.014 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.003 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.003 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 ha per person | +70.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 ha per person | -41.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0037 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0037 ha per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 68% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +153.7% | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0271 ha per person | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0336 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0487 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0771 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0472 ha per person | 0.0198 ha per person | 0.0803 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0278 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0803 ha per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.