Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.3369 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.3369 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.55 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1553 kg per person, in 1972.
That places Saudi Arabia 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7102 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5938 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6994 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6525 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7037 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6819 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5266 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5313 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5253 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5039 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1632 kg per person | -67.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1553 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2113 kg per person | +36.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4904 kg per person | +132.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3925 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.285 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3419 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3043 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.358 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3178 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3862 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8017 kg per person | +107.6% |
| 1983 | 1.45 kg per person | +81.2% |
| 1984 | 2.34 kg per person | +61.0% |
| 1985 | 3.35 kg per person | +43.3% |
| 1986 | 3.37 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.66 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 4.27 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 4.3 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.23 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.55 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 4.44 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.53 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 2.61 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 kg per person | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 1.57 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 1.46 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.67 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.53 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.76 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.52 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.42 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5894 kg per person | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6954 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5833 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4041 kg per person | -30.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2946 kg per person | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3144 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2875 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2474 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2471 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2392 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.206 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2168 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2449 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3057 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3369 kg per person | +10.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3369 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 kg per person, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3369 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2993 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 | +132.1% | 0.2113 kg per person | 0.4904 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.625 kg per person | 0.5253 kg per person | 0.7102 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3206 kg per person | 0.1553 kg per person | 0.5039 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 kg per person | 0.3178 kg per person | 4.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 4.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 kg per person | 0.5894 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3519 kg per person | 0.206 kg per person | 0.6954 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2761 kg per person | 0.2168 kg per person | 0.3369 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.3369 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1553 kg per person in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.