Okra production in Saudi Arabia
In 2024 Saudi Arabia produced 28,684 t of okra, the 22nd largest in the world (0.22% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.5%. The record was 60,892 t in 2009. Area harvested: 3,033 ha, yield 9.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 28,684 t
- World rank
- 22 of 55
- 10-year change
- −3.5%
- Record
- 60,892 t
- 2009
Okra in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Saudi Arabia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.22%
- 0.30% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 9.5
- world 4.2 (+126%)
- kg per person
- 0.84
- world 1.62
- 10-year change
- −3.5%
- world +32%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mexico | 35,320 | 0.27% |
| 21 | Philippines | 32,504 | 0.25% |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 28,684 | 0.22% |
| 23 | Turkey | 28,152 | 0.21% |
| 24 | Yemen | 28,123 | 0.21% |
Map of world production of okra
Share of the world total; Saudi Arabia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28,684 | +3.4% | 3,033 | 9.46 |
| 2023 | 27,740 | +8.4% | 3,120 | 8.89 |
| 2022 | 25,590 | +1.0% | 3,046 | 8.40 |
| 2021 | 25,327 | +8.6% | 2,503 | 10.12 |
| 2020 | 23,329 | +5.6% | 2,324 | 10.04 |
| 2019 | 22,089 | +18% | 1,433 | 15.41 |
| 2018 | 18,731 | −6.7% | 1,401 | 13.37 |
| 2017 | 20,084 | −6.6% | 1,517 | 13.24 |
| 2016 | 21,499 | −6.5% | 1,710 | 12.57 |
| 2015 | 23,004 | −23% | 1,927 | 11.94 |
| 2014 | 29,734 | −33% | 2,171 | 13.70 |
| 2013 | 44,454 | −3.9% | 3,040 | 14.62 |
| 2012 | 46,266 | −14% | 3,680 | 12.57 |
| 2011 | 53,528 | +1.2% | 4,004 | 13.37 |
| 2010 | 52,884 | −13% | 4,430 | 11.94 |
| 2009 | 60,892 | +16% | 4,446 | 13.70 |
| 2008 | 52,369 | −4.8% | 3,834 | 13.66 |
| 2007 | 55,000 | −5.0% | 4,200 | 13.10 |
| 2006 | 57,900 | +25% | 4,400 | 13.16 |
| 2005 | 46,365 | −11% | 4,019 | 11.54 |
| 2004 | 51,848 | +7.4% | 4,343 | 11.94 |
| 2003 | 48,272 | +5.3% | 5,024 | 9.61 |
| 2002 | 45,833 | +12% | 5,203 | 8.81 |
| 2001 | 40,868 | −22% | 5,682 | 7.19 |
| 2000 | 52,539 | +5.1% | 6,568 | 8.00 |
| 1999 | 50,000 | +21% | 6,660 | 7.51 |
| 1998 | 41,208 | −28% | 9,500 | 4.34 |
| 1997 | 57,495 | +6.1% | 10,880 | 5.28 |
| 1996 | 54,186 | −3.0% | 10,602 | 5.11 |
| 1995 | 55,866 | +12% | 10,889 | 5.13 |
| 1994 | 49,930 | +6.8% | 9,732 | 5.13 |
| 1993 | 46,750 | +11% | 8,767 | 5.33 |
| 1992 | 42,133 | −1.5% | 8,664 | 4.86 |
| 1991 | 42,774 | +46% | 6,934 | 6.17 |
| 1990 | 29,263 | −5.6% | 7,738 | 3.78 |
| 1989 | 31,009 | −5.4% | 5,440 | 5.70 |
| 1988 | 32,788 | +4.5% | 4,910 | 6.68 |
| 1987 | 31,374 | +80% | 5,189 | 6.05 |
| 1986 | 17,448 | −3.1% | 3,103 | 5.62 |
| 1985 | 18,001 | +70% | 3,359 | 5.36 |
| 1984 | 10,561 | −12% | 2,057 | 5.13 |
| 1983 | 11,979 | +89% | 1,951 | 6.14 |
| 1982 | 6,345 | +28% | 1,227 | 5.17 |
| 1981 | 4,953 | −47% | 970 | 5.11 |
| 1980 | 9,379 | +51% | 1,632 | 5.75 |
| 1979 | 6,226 | +138% | 1,492 | 4.17 |
| 1978 | 2,618 | −77% | 636 | 4.12 |
| 1977 | 11,623 | +151% | 1,705 | 6.82 |
| 1976 | 4,630 | −69% | 1,283 | 3.61 |
| 1975 | 14,842 | −26% | 1,750 | 8.48 |
| 1974 | 19,992 | +114% | 3,013 | 6.64 |
| 1973 | 9,352 | +153% | 675 | 13.85 |
| 1972 | 3,703 | +23% | 1,153 | 3.21 |
| 1971 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 3.00 |
| 1970 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 3.00 |
| 1969 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 3.00 |
| 1968 | 3,000 | +7.1% | 1,000 | 3.00 |
| 1967 | 2,800 | +3.7% | 950 | 2.95 |
| 1966 | 2,700 | +3.8% | 900 | 3.00 |
| 1965 | 2,600 | +4.0% | 900 | 2.89 |
| 1964 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 850 | 2.94 |
| 1963 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 850 | 2.94 |
| 1962 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 850 | 2.94 |
| 1961 | 2,500 | — | 850 | 2.94 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of okra in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia produced 28,684 t in 2024, 0.22% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Saudi Arabia rank in the world for production of okra?
Saudi Arabia ranked 22nd of 55 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 55.1% of the world total.
How has the production of okra in Saudi Arabia changed?
It fell by 3.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +32% for the world. The record was 60,892 t in 2009.
What is the yield of okra in Saudi Arabia?
9.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (28,684 t from 3,033 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Saudi Arabia is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.