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

Latest (2019)
0.1031 units per person
Change on year
up 21.9%
World rank
27th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1144 units per person
in 2014
All-time low
-0.0004 units per person
in 2003
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2019

00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119902019

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Morocco 0.1062 units per person compare
  2. 25 Iceland 0.1058 units per person compare
  3. 26 New Caledonia 0.1034 units per person compare
  4. 28 Slovenia 0.0992 units per person compare
  5. 29 Qatar 0.0972 units per person compare
  6. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.097 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.