Freshwater Fish — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Freshwater Fish — Import quantity was 58 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater fish — import quantity in Saudi Arabia is 58 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 149 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58 1000 t, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 93 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 87 1000 t | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 149 1000 t | +71.3% |
| 2013 | 135 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 130 1000 t | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 125 1000 t | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 136 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 137 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 103 1000 t | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 80 1000 t | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 76 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 58 1000 t | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 58 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58 1000 t | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 58 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 16 1000 t, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 58 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 1000 t, 9.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater Fish — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +71.3% | 87 1000 t | 149 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 117.5 1000 t | 80 1000 t | 149 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 1000 t | 58 1000 t | 76 1000 t | 4 |
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 freshwater fish — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Freshwater fish — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 58 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 149 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for freshwater fish — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. 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, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.