Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 5,122 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia is 5,122 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5,631 kg per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,430 kg per hectare, in 1996.
That places Saudi Arabia 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,954 kg per hectare | 3,430 kg per hectare | 4,546 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,542 kg per hectare | 3,516 kg per hectare | 5,221 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,426 kg per hectare | 5,164 kg per hectare | 5,631 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,918 kg per hectare | 4,728 kg per hectare | 5,122 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More poverty & inequality data for Saudi Arabia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.228 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0862 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0862 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.102 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 64.28 (2011)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6428 (2011)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 50,002 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia was 5,122 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,631 kg per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,430 kg per hectare in 1996.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.