Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1031 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.1031 units per person, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1144 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 units per person, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0122 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 units per person | +34.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0186 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0173 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0279 units per person | +61.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0244 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0522 units per person | +113.7% |
| 1968 | 0.01 units per person | -80.9% |
| 1969 | 0.02 units per person | +100.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0369 units per person | +85.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0213 units per person | -42.4% |
| 1972 | 0.026 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0188 units per person | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0158 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 units per person | -82.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 units per person | +98.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 units per person | +85.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0104 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 units per person | +388.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0285 units per person | -43.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0682 units per person | +139.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0832 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0599 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0231 units per person | -61.5% |
| 1985 | 0.008 units per person | -65.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 units per person | +32.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0128 units per person | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.012 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0084 units per person | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | -79.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -95.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -91.8% |
| 1998 | -0 units per person | -122.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per person | -302297.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -95.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0004 units per person | -624.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -107.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0002 units per person | -810.9% |
| 2006 | -0 units per person | -95.5% |
| 2007 | -0.0001 units per person | +658.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 units per person | -15584.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0537 units per person | +405.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0668 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 0.082 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0858 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0767 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1144 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0971 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0825 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0922 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0846 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1031 units per person | +21.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +302297.9% | -0 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 2008 | +15584.7% | -0.0001 units per person | 0.0106 units per person |
| 2005 | -810.9% | 0 units per person | -0.0002 units per person |
| 2007 | -658.6% | -0 units per person | -0.0001 units per person |
| 2003 | -624.6% | 0.0001 units per person | -0.0004 units per person |
| 2009 | +405.6% | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0537 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0221 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 0.0522 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.032 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | -0 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 units per person | -0.0004 units per person | 0.0537 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0885 units per person | 0.0668 units per person | 0.1144 units per person | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.1031 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1144 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 units per person in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#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
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.