Yields of important staple crops in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Yields of important staple crops was 6.35 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
6.35
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
11th
of 126 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2022
All-time low
1.01
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Yields of important staple crops in Saudi Arabia, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Saudi Arabia is 6.35, 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, yields of important staple crops in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.44 | 1.86 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.74 | 1.01 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.52 | 2.11 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 | 4.25 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 | 4.26 | 6.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.26 | 6.8 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Saudi Arabia?
- Yields of important staple crops in Saudi Arabia was 6.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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