FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
All cereals production in Saudi Arabia
In 2024 Saudi Arabia produced 1.2 million t of all cereals, the 105th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 5.0 million t in 1993. Area harvested: 230,134 ha, yield 5.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.2 million t
- World rank
- 105 of 177
- 10-year change
- −25%
- Record
- 5.0 million t
- 1993
All cereals in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,174,874 | −31% | 230,134 | 5.11 |
| 2023 | 1,710,086 | +60% | 321,885 | 5.31 |
| 2022 | 1,068,752 | +22% | 213,661 | 5.00 |
| 2021 | 877,638 | −30% | 185,646 | 4.73 |
| 2020 | 1,250,955 | −3.3% | 259,567 | 4.82 |
| 2019 | 1,293,633 | −6.2% | 244,265 | 5.30 |
| 2018 | 1,378,885 | −7.7% | 245,988 | 5.61 |
| 2017 | 1,493,943 | −0.9% | 265,188 | 5.63 |
| 2016 | 1,507,153 | −6.8% | 277,005 | 5.44 |
| 2015 | 1,616,813 | +3.1% | 289,608 | 5.58 |
| 2014 | 1,568,940 | +78% | 302,139 | 5.19 |
| 2013 | 881,553 | −19% | 164,474 | 5.36 |
| 2012 | 1,084,597 | −23% | 210,023 | 5.16 |
| 2011 | 1,414,016 | −9.7% | 257,875 | 5.48 |
| 2010 | 1,565,155 | −1.3% | 284,169 | 5.51 |
| 2009 | 1,585,994 | −35% | 325,371 | 4.87 |
| 2008 | 2,431,704 | −18% | 465,724 | 5.22 |
| 2007 | 2,960,073 | −2.7% | 577,940 | 5.12 |
| 2006 | 3,042,777 | +1.2% | 602,875 | 5.05 |
| 2005 | 3,006,637 | −5.7% | 632,549 | 4.75 |
| 2004 | 3,189,319 | +8.2% | 682,180 | 4.68 |
| 2003 | 2,948,817 | +3.4% | 697,306 | 4.23 |
| 2002 | 2,852,747 | +10% | 704,804 | 4.05 |
| 2001 | 2,591,615 | +20% | 659,115 | 3.93 |
| 2000 | 2,167,394 | −12% | 616,368 | 3.52 |
| 1999 | 2,454,119 | +11% | 686,373 | 3.58 |
| 1998 | 2,201,566 | −5.9% | 621,825 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2,338,534 | +21% | 656,378 | 3.56 |
| 1996 | 1,931,516 | −28% | 563,212 | 3.43 |
| 1995 | 2,668,863 | −45% | 705,226 | 3.78 |
| 1994 | 4,859,501 | −3.6% | 1,068,834 | 4.55 |
| 1993 | 5,042,521 | +7.2% | 1,130,013 | 4.46 |
| 1992 | 4,702,572 | +2.8% | 1,121,897 | 4.19 |
| 1991 | 4,574,269 | +11% | 1,088,941 | 4.20 |
| 1990 | 4,136,772 | +5.2% | 974,551 | 4.24 |
| 1989 | 3,931,967 | +6.5% | 962,137 | 4.09 |
| 1988 | 3,692,086 | +26% | 894,572 | 4.13 |
| 1987 | 2,929,420 | +19% | 713,448 | 4.11 |
| 1986 | 2,460,924 | +12% | 640,821 | 3.84 |
| 1985 | 2,187,821 | +52% | 630,297 | 3.47 |
| 1984 | 1,443,643 | +65% | 446,241 | 3.24 |
| 1983 | 874,586 | +79% | 316,424 | 2.76 |
| 1982 | 488,520 | +66% | 261,949 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 294,042 | +10% | 274,344 | 1.07 |
| 1980 | 266,238 | −24% | 453,072 | 0.59 |
| 1979 | 349,887 | +16% | 437,890 | 0.80 |
| 1978 | 301,519 | +2.5% | 404,923 | 0.74 |
| 1977 | 294,271 | +4.3% | 391,414 | 0.75 |
| 1976 | 282,106 | −2.4% | 428,044 | 0.66 |
| 1975 | 289,186 | −3.7% | 345,154 | 0.84 |
| 1974 | 300,236 | +165% | 411,165 | 0.73 |
| 1973 | 113,102 | +2.9% | 200,715 | 0.56 |
| 1972 | 109,952 | −65% | 153,949 | 0.71 |
| 1971 | 314,678 | −27% | 428,283 | 0.73 |
| 1970 | 433,000 | +0.7% | 339,000 | 1.28 |
| 1969 | 430,000 | −0.4% | 323,918 | 1.33 |
| 1968 | 431,700 | +1.8% | 378,866 | 1.14 |
| 1967 | 424,174 | −0.1% | 311,619 | 1.36 |
| 1966 | 424,450 | +1.2% | 311,500 | 1.36 |
| 1965 | 419,300 | +5.5% | 305,300 | 1.37 |
| 1964 | 397,300 | +0.9% | 294,300 | 1.35 |
| 1963 | 393,748 | +9.3% | 287,289 | 1.37 |
| 1962 | 360,320 | −0.1% | 273,600 | 1.32 |
| 1961 | 360,800 | — | 273,500 | 1.32 |
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.