FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in Saudi Arabia
In 2024 Saudi Arabia produced 43,000 t of beef (cattle meat), the 98th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 39%. The record was 52,000 t in 2013.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 43,000 t
- World rank
- 98 of 189
- 10-year change
- +39%
- Record
- 52,000 t
- 2013
Beef (cattle meat) in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42,000 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 33,000 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 31,000 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 31,000 | −40% |
| 2013 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 51,000 | +17% |
| 2011 | 43,600 | −0.9% |
| 2010 | 44,000 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 42,100 | +45% |
| 2008 | 29,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,000 | +21% |
| 2006 | 24,000 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 22,400 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 22,180 | −0.4% |
| 2003 | 22,275 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 21,870 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21,640 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 21,600 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21,470 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 20,520 | +28% |
| 1997 | 16,000 | −11% |
| 1996 | 18,000 | −31% |
| 1995 | 26,000 | −13% |
| 1994 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 27,000 | −3.6% |
| 1990 | 28,000 | +12% |
| 1989 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 24,000 | +33% |
| 1987 | 18,000 | −29% |
| 1986 | 25,207 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 25,036 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | 25,922 | +26% |
| 1983 | 20,645 | +42% |
| 1982 | 14,510 | +13% |
| 1981 | 12,875 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 12,278 | +13% |
| 1979 | 10,895 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 10,719 | −5.2% |
| 1977 | 11,302 | −13% |
| 1976 | 12,917 | +28% |
| 1975 | 10,124 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 9,745 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 9,049 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | 9,148 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 8,669 | +27% |
| 1970 | 6,842 | +12% |
| 1969 | 6,121 | +12% |
| 1968 | 5,473 | −2.7% |
| 1967 | 5,624 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 5,350 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 5,100 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 4,900 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 4,600 | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 4,400 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 4,300 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.