Milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Milk production, per capita was 0.0932 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0932 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1141 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0337 tonnes per person, in 1974.
That places Saudi Arabia 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.038 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.038 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.044 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0432 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0498 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0519 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.061 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0599 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.063 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0857 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0832 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0797 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0782 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0891 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0921 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1141 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0932 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 42% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0932 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0527 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -31.4% | 0.1141 tonnes per person | 0.0783 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.0368 tonnes per person | 0.0384 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0399 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0487 tonnes per person | 0.0432 tonnes per person | 0.0546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 0.0587 tonnes per person | 0.0711 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 tonnes per person | 0.0748 tonnes per person | 0.0891 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 tonnes per person | 0.0783 tonnes per person | 0.1141 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Milk production, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0932 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1141 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0337 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for milk production, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.