Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled was 3.91 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia is 3.91 million, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10.55 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9,593, in 1968.
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,365 | — |
| 1962 | 54,257 | +277.7% |
| 1963 | 25,451 | -53.1% |
| 1964 | 42,705 | +67.8% |
| 1965 | 27,954 | -34.5% |
| 1966 | 57,303 | +105.0% |
| 1967 | 58,347 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 9,593 | -83.6% |
| 1969 | 13,332 | +39.0% |
| 1970 | 36,933 | +177.0% |
| 1971 | 47,589 | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 14,338 | -69.9% |
| 1973 | 22,829 | +59.2% |
| 1974 | 16,006 | -29.9% |
| 1975 | 11,260 | -29.7% |
| 1976 | 23,477 | +108.5% |
| 1977 | 118,991 | +406.8% |
| 1978 | 53,384 | -55.1% |
| 1979 | 544,460 | +919.9% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +125.8% |
| 1981 | 2.27 million | +84.9% |
| 1982 | 3.86 million | +69.8% |
| 1983 | 2.36 million | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 5.88 million | +149.2% |
| 1985 | 2.85 million | -51.5% |
| 1986 | 3.71 million | +30.1% |
| 1987 | 4.91 million | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 2.27 million | -53.8% |
| 1989 | 1.88 million | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 559,229 | -70.3% |
| 1991 | 478,809 | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 5.85 million | +1120.8% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million | -67.4% |
| 1994 | 5.14 million | +169.4% |
| 1995 | 3.94 million | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 4.11 million | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.95 million | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 3.35 million | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 4.64 million | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 5.34 million | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 3.24 million | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 3.79 million | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 5.64 million | +48.8% |
| 2004 | 2.88 million | -48.9% |
| 2005 | 5.97 million | +107.3% |
| 2006 | 7.59 million | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 7.10 million | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.65 million | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 5.96 million | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 7.22 million | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 6.34 million | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 8.32 million | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 10.55 million | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 7.55 million | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 6.49 million | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 8.49 million | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 8.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.66 million | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 3.91 million | -49.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1120.8% | 478,809 | 5.85 million |
| 1979 | +919.9% | 53,384 | 544,460 |
| 1977 | +406.8% | 23,477 | 118,991 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,701 | 9,593 | 58,347 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,927 | 11,260 | 544,460 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 million | 1.23 million | 5.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 million | 478,809 | 5.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 million | 2.88 million | 7.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 million | 3.91 million | 10.55 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- 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 net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 3.91 million in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.55 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,593 in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Barley FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
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
Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.