Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Saudi Arabia

Cereal production in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 1,192,999 t. Ranked 100 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 230.7%.

2023 1.19M t +11.63% vs 2022
World rank 100of 180
Period maximum 5.04M t1993
Period minimum 109,952 t1972

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Saudi Arabia, 1961–202302M4M6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 360,800 t1963: 393,748 t1965: 419,300 t1967: 424,174 t1969: 430,000 t1971: 314,678 t1973: 113,102 t1975: 289,186 t1977: 294,271 t1979: 349,887 t1981: 294,042 t1983: 874,586 t1985: 2,187,821 t1987: 2,929,420 t1989: 3,931,967 t1991: 4,574,269 t1993: 5,042,521 t1995: 2,668,863 t1997: 2,338,534 t1999: 2,454,119 t2001: 2,591,615 t2003: 2,948,817 t2005: 3,006,637 t2007: 2,960,073 t2009: 1,585,994 t2011: 1,414,016 t2013: 881,553 t2015: 1,616,813 t2017: 1,493,955 t2019: 1,293,633 t2021: 877,638 t2023: 1,192,999 t
Change over the period: +832,199 (+230.65%) Average annual rate: 1.95 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 1.19M t
World 3.12B t
Western Asia computed 58.59M t
High-income countries computed 1.01B t
Cereal production — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 1.19M +124,255 +11.63%
2022 1.07M +191,106 +21.78%
2021 877,638 −373,317 −29.84%
2020 1.25M −42,678 −3.3%
2019 1.29M −85,252 −6.18%
2018 1.38M −115,070 −7.7%
2017 1.49M −13,198 −0.88%
2016 1.51M −109,660 −6.78%
2015 1.62M +47,873 +3.05%
2014 1.57M +687,387 +77.97%
2013 881,553 −203,044 −18.72%
2012 1.08M −329,419 −23.3%
2011 1.41M −151,139 −9.66%
2010 1.57M −20,839 −1.31%
2009 1.59M −845,710 −34.78%
2008 2.43M −528,369 −17.85%
2007 2.96M −82,704 −2.72%
2006 3.04M +36,140 +1.2%
2005 3.01M −182,682 −5.73%
2004 3.19M +240,502 +8.16%
2003 2.95M +96,070 +3.37%
2002 2.85M +261,132 +10.08%
2001 2.59M +424,221 +19.57%
2000 2.17M −286,725 −11.68%
1999 2.45M +252,553 +11.47%
1998 2.2M −136,968 −5.86%
1997 2.34M +407,018 +21.07%
1996 1.93M −737,347 −27.63%
1995 2.67M −2.19M −45.08%
1994 4.86M −183,020 −3.63%
1993 5.04M +339,949 +7.23%
1992 4.7M +128,303 +2.8%
1991 4.57M +437,497 +10.58%
1990 4.14M +204,805 +5.21%
1989 3.93M +239,881 +6.5%
1988 3.69M +762,666 +26.03%
1987 2.93M +468,496 +19.04%
1986 2.46M +273,103 +12.48%
1985 2.19M +744,178 +51.55%
1984 1.44M +569,057 +65.07%
1983 874,586 +386,066 +79.03%
1982 488,520 +194,478 +66.14%
1981 294,042 +27,804 +10.44%
1980 266,238 −83,649 −23.91%
1979 349,887 +48,368 +16.04%
1978 301,519 +7,248 +2.46%
1977 294,271 +12,165 +4.31%
1976 282,106 −7,080 −2.45%
1975 289,186 −11,050 −3.68%
1974 300,236 +187,134 +165.46%
1973 113,102 +3,150 +2.86%
1972 109,952 −204,726 −65.06%
1971 314,678 −118,322 −27.33%
1970 433,000 +3,000 +0.7%
1969 430,000 −1,700 −0.39%
1968 431,700 +7,526 +1.77%
1967 424,174 −276 −0.07%
1966 424,450 +5,150 +1.23%
1965 419,300 +22,000 +5.54%
1964 397,300 +3,552 +0.9%
1963 393,748 +33,428 +9.28%
1962 360,320 −480 −0.13%
1961 360,800

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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