Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 0.5198 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.5198 t per square kilometre for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.35 t per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 t per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Saudi Arabia 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1665 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1666 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1821 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1837 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1931 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1961 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1959 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1994 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1986 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1457 t per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0525 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1396 t per square kilometre | +165.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1344 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1311 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1367 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1401 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1625 t per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1238 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1368 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2273 t per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4068 t per square kilometre | +79.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6716 t per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1986 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1989 | 1.83 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.92 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.13 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 2.19 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.35 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 2.26 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8985 t per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.37 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.38 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7378 t per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7281 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6578 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5045 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4101 t per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7298 t per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7521 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7011 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.695 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6414 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6016 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5494 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3754 t per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4626 t per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5198 t per square kilometre | +12.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5198 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.98 t per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5198 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.62 t per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +165.7% | 0.0525 t per square kilometre | 0.1396 t per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +79.0% | 0.2273 t per square kilometre | 0.4068 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1869 t per square kilometre | 0.1665 t per square kilometre | 0.1994 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1294 t per square kilometre | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | 0.2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8638 t per square kilometre | 0.1238 t per square kilometre | 1.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 t per square kilometre | 0.8985 t per square kilometre | 2.35 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 0.7378 t per square kilometre | 1.48 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6422 t per square kilometre | 0.4101 t per square kilometre | 0.7521 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4768 t per square kilometre | 0.3754 t per square kilometre | 0.5494 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 123 Bhutan 0.708 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Maldives 0.6891 t per square kilometre compare
- 125 Oman 0.6249 t per square kilometre compare
- 127 Montenegro 0.509 t per square kilometre compare
- 128 Madagascar 0.468 t per square kilometre compare
- 129 Central African Republic 0.4001 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.5198 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 t per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 t per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.