Italy vs Saudi Arabia: How have things changed?
Italy
231,868 metric tons
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
247,207 metric tons
in 2024
Italy rank
64th
Saudi Arabia rank
62nd
How have things changed? over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 247,207 metric tons against 231,868 metric tons in Italy, a difference of 15,339 metric tons.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 368,661 metric tons | 20,800 metric tons | 347,861 metric tons | Italy |
| 1970s | 445,546 metric tons | 23,631 metric tons | 421,914 metric tons | Italy |
| 1980s | 550,517 metric tons | 39,052 metric tons | 511,466 metric tons | Italy |
| 1990s | 554,708 metric tons | 50,345 metric tons | 504,363 metric tons | Italy |
| 2000s | 465,108 metric tons | 74,228 metric tons | 390,880 metric tons | Italy |
| 2010s | 348,538 metric tons | 103,146 metric tons | 245,392 metric tons | Italy |
| 2020s | 264,953 metric tons | 197,738 metric tons | 67,215 metric tons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 247,207 metric tons against 231,868 metric tons in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 15,339 metric tons, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for how have things changed??
- Italy ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.