Meat production in Saudi Arabia
Meat production in Saudi Arabia was 1,084,904 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 24.5% from 2023. That is the 46th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,084,904 Estimated |
| 2023 | 1,436,342 |
| 2022 | 1,384,657 |
| 2021 | 1,436,625 |
| 2020 | 1,231,105 |
| 2019 | 1,076,325 |
| 2018 | 939,620 |
| 2017 | 867,127 |
| 2016 | 811,389 Estimated |
| 2015 | 751,888 Estimated |
| 2014 | 719,245 Estimated |
| 2013 | 797,617 Estimated |
| 2012 | 672,681 Estimated |
| 2011 | 681,844 Estimated |
| 2010 | 760,984 Estimated |
| 2009 | 737,184 Estimated |
| 2008 | 722,924 Estimated |
| 2007 | 730,924 Estimated |
| 2006 | 712,764 Estimated |
| 2005 | 706,670 Estimated |
| 2004 | 646,540 Estimated |
| 2003 | 630,625 Estimated |
| 2002 | 626,370 |
| 2001 | 665,660 |
| 2000 | 643,340 |
| 1999 | 577,390 |
| 1998 | 590,720 Estimated |
| 1997 | 581,000 Estimated |
| 1996 | 490,143 Estimated |
| 1995 | 465,136 Estimated |
| 1994 | 463,500 Estimated |
| 1993 | 443,100 Estimated |
| 1992 | 456,800 Estimated |
| 1991 | 432,724 Estimated |
| 1990 | 415,872 Estimated |
| 1989 | 385,632 Estimated |
| 1988 | 407,396 Estimated |
| 1987 | 376,130 Estimated |
| 1986 | 374,258 |
| 1985 | 304,061 |
| 1984 | 260,058 |
| 1983 | 226,104 |
| 1982 | 174,525 |
| 1981 | 140,443 |
| 1980 | 123,538 |
| 1979 | 113,636 |
| 1978 | 101,979 |
| 1977 | 97,572 |
| 1976 | 103,752 |
| 1975 | 93,740 |
| 1974 | 92,308 |
| 1973 | 67,973 |
| 1972 | 61,735 |
| 1971 | 58,516 |
| 1970 | 52,179 |
| 1969 | 49,779 Estimated |
| 1968 | 46,750 Estimated |
| 1967 | 44,152 Estimated |
| 1966 | 42,500 Estimated |
| 1965 | 41,500 Estimated |
| 1964 | 40,500 Estimated |
| 1963 | 39,700 Estimated |
| 1962 | 38,850 Estimated |
| 1961 | 38,400 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/saudi-arabia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/saudi-arabia.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/saudi-arabia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_saudi_arabia_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/saudi-arabia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Meat production in Saudi Arabia was 1,084,904 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 24.5% from 2023. That is the 46th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
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1,436,625 tonnes in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.