Wheat yields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wheat yields was 6.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Saudi Arabia is 6.35 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.8 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Saudi Arabia 11th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 6.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 6.26 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 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 wheat yields in Saudi Arabia?
- Wheat yields in Saudi Arabia was 6.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wheat yields?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.