Agriculture & Rural in Saudi Arabia

3,448 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 51.3% 2023 up 76.9% 120th
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 48.6% 2023 down 31.4% 62nd
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.1% 2023 down 16.5% 121st
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 12.69 million tonnes 2023 down 28.1% 16th
Agricultural land use 173.64 million hectares 2023 down 0.0% 9th
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 6.55 million tonnes 2023 up 31.4% 37th
Per capita meat and fish consumption 42.94 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.7% 36th
Fertilizer use per capita 2.42 Kilograms per capita 2023 up 184.7% 64th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -0.0% 2023 down 18.6% 134th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 115.45 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 49.8% 52nd
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 121.74 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 28.2% 37th
Nitrogen fertilizer use 258,330 tonnes 2023 up 50.5% 41st
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 2.59 million 1000 USD 2024 up 44.3% 22nd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 444.16 2024 up 357.1% 3rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 391.01 2024 up 290.3% 3rd
Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0307 t per person 2024 up 21.0% 77th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 131,215 t 2024 up 174.1% 28th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 3,595 ha 2024 up 115.1% 43rd
Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.3% 149th
Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0969 t per person 2024 up 64.0% 71st
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.4% 2025 down 36.4% 174th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.9% 2025 down 34.8% 157th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.5% 2025 down 39.6% 154th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 416.39 1000 No 2025 down 20.6% 89th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 403.33 1000 No 2025 down 21.8% 76th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 13.07 1000 No 2025 up 53.0% 134th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.5 % 2025 down 39.0% 143rd
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.9 % 2025 down 35.6% 147th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 0.4 % 2025 down 42.9% 162nd
Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0504 t per person 2024 up 104.4% 82nd
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0015 ha per person 2024 up 31.7% 139th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.0177 t per person 2024 up 118.4% 132nd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0009 kg/ha per person 2024 up 97.9% 109th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0005 ha per person 2024 down 11.5% 154th
Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 28.4% 129th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0092 ha per person 2024 up 50.4% 73rd
Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 60.0% 132nd
Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.6% 152nd
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.1% 147th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 71.0% 149th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 54.9% 153rd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.7% 155th
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 0.0061 1000 An per person 2024 down 8.0% 23rd
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0188 1000 An per person 2024 down 21.2% 27th
Meat, Poultry — Production, per capita 0.0215 t per person 2024 up 15.6% 50th
Fruit Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.5% 156th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.7% 132nd
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.0187 1000 An per person 2024 down 21.0% 25th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0215 t per person 2024 up 15.7% 47th
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per capita 0.1942 t per person 2024 up 11.2% 52nd
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.0% 124th
Chickens — Stocks, per capita 0.006 1000 An per person 2024 down 6.9% 23rd
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Yield 36,500 kg/ha 2024 up 27.4% 30th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 88,061 1000 Int$ 2024 up 174.1% 29th
Eggs Primary — Production, per capita 0.0107 t per person 2024 up 18.5% 58th
Eggs Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.3% 128th
Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, per unit of GDP 0 g/An per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.4% 156th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita 0.0151 An per person 2024 up 20.9% 153rd
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 0.0057 An per person 2024 down 19.6% 140th
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita 0.0012 t per person 2024 up 11.2% 140th