Case materials — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Case materials — Import quantity was 500,784 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Case materials — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for case materials — import quantity in Saudi Arabia is 500,784 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 504,600 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 107,600 t, in 2002.
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Case materials — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 141,127 t | — |
| 1999 | 157,524 t | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 115,500 t | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 117,900 t | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 107,600 t | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 107,600 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 170,384 t | +58.3% |
| 2005 | 170,384 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 170,384 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 t | +76.1% |
| 2008 | 300,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 351,052 t | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 351,052 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 397,157 t | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 465,222 t | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 432,601 t | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 465,736 t | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 385,330 t | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 351,853 t | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 360,234 t | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 348,171 t | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 375,624 t | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 373,473 t | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 504,600 t | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 443,300 t | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 500,784 t | +13.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 500,784 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 48,092 t, 10.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 500,784 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51,887 t, 9.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Case materials — Import quantity 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +76.1% | 170,384 t | 300,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 149,326 t | 141,127 t | 157,524 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 185,975 t | 107,600 t | 300,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 390,841 t | 348,171 t | 465,736 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,556 t | 373,473 t | 504,600 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Case materials — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 500,784 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 504,600 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest case materials — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,600 t in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for case materials — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, published as part of Case materials — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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