What is the highest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 661.74 grams per day per capita in 1980.

What is the lowest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 437.01 grams per day per capita in 1974.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for daily supply of different food groups per person?

Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is daily supply of different food groups per person rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Daily supply of different food groups per person in Saudi Arabia

Name: Daily supply of different food groups per person in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saudi Arabia: Daily supply of different food groups per person was 539.78 grams per day per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

539.78 grams per day per capita

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

39th

of 191 countries

All-time high

661.74 grams per day per capita

in 1980

All-time low

437.01 grams per day per capita

in 1974

Years of data

1961–2023

Daily supply of different food groups per person in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams per day per capita.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 539.78 grams per day per capita for daily supply of different food groups per person in 2023.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of different food groups per person in Saudi Arabia peaked at 661.74 grams per day per capita in 1980 and was at its lowest, 437.01 grams per day per capita, in 1974.

That places Saudi Arabia 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	610.77 grams per day per capita	584.01 grams per day per capita	623.07 grams per day per capita	9
1970s	531.06 grams per day per capita	437.01 grams per day per capita	640.17 grams per day per capita	10
1980s	614.04 grams per day per capita	549.77 grams per day per capita	661.74 grams per day per capita	10
1990s	611.42 grams per day per capita	581.79 grams per day per capita	637.64 grams per day per capita	10
2000s	527.38 grams per day per capita	490.88 grams per day per capita	565.78 grams per day per capita	10
2010s	542.51 grams per day per capita	487.45 grams per day per capita	594.74 grams per day per capita	10
2020s	570.5 grams per day per capita	539.78 grams per day per capita	596.38 grams per day per capita	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

36 Algeria 551.23 grams per day per capita compare
37 Nicaragua 544.82 grams per day per capita compare
38 Turkey 540.96 grams per day per capita compare
40 Cape Verde 533.58 grams per day per capita compare
42 Marshall Islands 526.29 grams per day per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of different food groups per person in Saudi Arabia?: Daily supply of different food groups per person in Saudi Arabia was 539.78 grams per day per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 661.74 grams per day per capita in 1980.
What is the lowest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 437.01 grams per day per capita in 1974.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for daily supply of different food groups per person?: Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of different food groups per person rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Unit: grams per day per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.