Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Saudi Arabia

Land under cereal production in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 232,932 ha. Ranked 118 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14.8%.

2023 232,932 ha +9.02% vs 2022
World rank 118of 180
Period maximum 1.13M ha1993
Period minimum 153,949 ha1972

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Saudi Arabia, 1961–20230500,0001M1.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 273,500 ha1963: 287,289 ha1965: 305,300 ha1967: 311,619 ha1969: 323,918 ha1971: 428,283 ha1973: 200,715 ha1975: 345,154 ha1977: 391,414 ha1979: 437,890 ha1981: 274,344 ha1983: 316,424 ha1985: 630,297 ha1987: 713,448 ha1989: 962,137 ha1991: 1,088,941 ha1993: 1,130,013 ha1995: 705,226 ha1997: 656,378 ha1999: 686,373 ha2001: 659,115 ha2003: 697,306 ha2005: 632,549 ha2007: 577,940 ha2009: 325,371 ha2011: 257,875 ha2013: 164,474 ha2015: 289,608 ha2017: 265,312 ha2019: 244,295 ha2021: 185,646 ha2023: 232,932 ha
Change over the period: −40,568 (−14.83%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 232,932 ha
World 738M ha
Western Asia computed 18.36M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 232,932 +19,271 +9.02%
2022 213,661 +28,015 +15.09%
2021 185,646 −73,921 −28.48%
2020 259,567 +15,272 +6.25%
2019 244,295 −1,693 −0.69%
2018 245,988 −19,324 −7.28%
2017 265,312 −11,693 −4.22%
2016 277,005 −12,603 −4.35%
2015 289,608 −12,531 −4.15%
2014 302,139 +137,665 +83.7%
2013 164,474 −45,549 −21.69%
2012 210,023 −47,852 −18.56%
2011 257,875 −26,294 −9.25%
2010 284,169 −41,202 −12.66%
2009 325,371 −140,353 −30.14%
2008 465,724 −112,216 −19.42%
2007 577,940 −24,935 −4.14%
2006 602,875 −29,674 −4.69%
2005 632,549 −49,631 −7.28%
2004 682,180 −15,126 −2.17%
2003 697,306 −7,498 −1.06%
2002 704,804 +45,689 +6.93%
2001 659,115 +42,747 +6.94%
2000 616,368 −70,005 −10.2%
1999 686,373 +64,548 +10.38%
1998 621,825 −34,553 −5.26%
1997 656,378 +93,166 +16.54%
1996 563,212 −142,014 −20.14%
1995 705,226 −363,608 −34.02%
1994 1.07M −61,179 −5.41%
1993 1.13M +8,116 +0.72%
1992 1.12M +32,956 +3.03%
1991 1.09M +114,390 +11.74%
1990 974,551 +12,414 +1.29%
1989 962,137 +67,565 +7.55%
1988 894,572 +181,124 +25.39%
1987 713,448 +72,627 +11.33%
1986 640,821 +10,524 +1.67%
1985 630,297 +184,056 +41.25%
1984 446,241 +129,817 +41.03%
1983 316,424 +54,475 +20.8%
1982 261,949 −12,395 −4.52%
1981 274,344 −178,728 −39.45%
1980 453,072 +15,182 +3.47%
1979 437,890 +32,967 +8.14%
1978 404,923 +13,509 +3.45%
1977 391,414 −36,630 −8.56%
1976 428,044 +82,890 +24.02%
1975 345,154 −66,011 −16.05%
1974 411,165 +210,450 +104.85%
1973 200,715 +46,766 +30.38%
1972 153,949 −274,334 −64.05%
1971 428,283 +89,283 +26.34%
1970 339,000 +15,082 +4.66%
1969 323,918 −54,948 −14.5%
1968 378,866 +67,247 +21.58%
1967 311,619 +119 +0.04%
1966 311,500 +6,200 +2.03%
1965 305,300 +11,000 +3.74%
1964 294,300 +7,011 +2.44%
1963 287,289 +13,689 +5%
1962 273,600 +100 +0.04%
1961 273,500

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.