Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 5.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 5.28 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 24.16 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2821 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 110 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8347 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.724 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8848 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8566 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9587 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7735 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8113 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.835 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.835 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2821 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4036 kg per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9864 kg per square kilometre | +144.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8319 kg per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6373 kg per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8085 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7619 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9499 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.894 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1982 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1983 | 4.9 kg per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 1984 | 8.37 kg per square kilometre | +70.9% |
| 1985 | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1986 | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 15.53 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 19.13 kg per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1989 | 20.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 20.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 23.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 24.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 20.09 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 15.48 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1996 | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1997 | 10.52 kg per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 10.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 12.03 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 12.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 14.19 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 14.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 16.08 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 15.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 15.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.42 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 6.64 kg per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 7.76 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 3.79 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.17 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.37 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +144.4% | 0.4036 kg per square kilometre | 0.9864 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8492 kg per square kilometre | 0.724 kg per square kilometre | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6779 kg per square kilometre | 0.2821 kg per square kilometre | 0.9864 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9 kg per square kilometre | 0.894 kg per square kilometre | 20.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.37 kg per square kilometre | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | 24.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | 6.64 kg per square kilometre | 16.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | 7.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 5.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.16 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2821 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues 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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.