Saudi Arabia’s grain output hits 1.7M tons in 2023

04:03 PM (Mecca time) Argaam Special


Production of grain crops in the Kingdom amounted to 1.75 million tons in 2023, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed in its recently issued report on agricultural statistics.

 

According to the report, the total area planted with grain crops in 2023 amounted to about 331,000 hectares, of which around 323,000 hectares in harvested area.

 

The wheat crop topped the list with 63.4% of the total area planted with grains, with a production volume of 1.31 million tons.

 

The following table shows the cultivated and harvested area of grain crops and the total production volume in the Kingdom during 2023:

 

Cultivated, Harvested Areas of Grain Crops and Total Production in 2023

Crops

Cultivated area

(‘000 hectares)

Harvested area

(‘000 hectares)

Total production volume

(‘000 tons)​

Wheat

210.1

207.3

1314.4

Sorghum

58.3

55.5

157.4

Corn

8.3

8.2

63.7

Yellow corn

5.3

5.0

36.5

White corn

12.9

12.6

34.5

Millet

7.1

7.0

13.2

Sesame

4.3

4.2

4.2

Rice

0.4

0.4

0.9

Sugar corn

0.2

0.2

0.8

Other grains

24.5

23.3

123.9

Total

331.4

323.5

1749.6

 

Al Jouf led the list by region in grain crop production with about 400,000 tons, as the cultivated area in the province amounted to about 62,000 hectares.

 

Riyadh came in second, with a production volume of about 356,000 tons, and a cultivated area of nearly 57.9,000 hectares.

 

Cultivated, Harvested Areas of Grain Crops by Province

Administrative Provinces

Cultivated area

(‘000 hectares)

Harvested area

(‘000 hectares)

Total production volume

(‘000 tons)​

Al Jouf

62.0

61.6

400.0

Riyadh

57.9

56.8

355.6

Qassim

40.7

40.2

247.4

Hail

38.3

37.2

223.9

Jazan

55.4

52.2

178.4

Tabuk

15.0

14.9

97.1

Eastern Province

16.2

15.9

77.7

Makkah

19.8

19.1

75.7

Aseer

18.2

18.0

71.8

Al-Baha

4.0

3.9

10.5

Madinah

3.3

3.2

8.8

Najran

0.6

0.6

2.7

Northern Borders

--

--

--

Total

331.4

323.5

1749.6

 

Statistics showed that the total production of organic crop agriculture in Saudi Arabia amounted to about 95.3,000 tons in 2023. Meanwhile, perennial trees accounted for 70.9% of the total.

 

Meanwhile, the total land area dedicated to organic agriculture neared 23.4,000 hectares in 2023. Organic agriculture for perennial trees (excluding palm trees) came in first place, amounting to 11,500 hectares (52%).

 

Areas, Production of Organic Agriculture in 2023​

Crop

Area (hectares)

Production

(tons)

Organic

Under transformation

Perennial trees (ex. palm trees)​

11538

601

67645

Palm trees

3978

2047

15212

Fallow lands

2383

948

--

Feed

516

175

8100

Grains

480

234

1603

Vegetables

129

141

2533

Medicinal and aromatic plants

107

135

296

Total

19119

4281

95299

23400

 

The bulletin also showed that the total volume of agricultural imports to the Kingdom reached 16.9 million tons in 2023, with grains accounting for the largest share (69%).

 

The total volume of agricultural exports amounted to about 447,000 tons, with exports of fruits and others accounting for 70.3% of the total.

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