Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 19.37 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.37 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 192 countries
All-time high
25.28 kilograms per year per capita
in 1983
All-time low
3.89 kilograms per year per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 19.37 kilograms per year per capita.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25.28 kilograms per year per capita in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.89 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.89 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | +19.7% |
| 1963 | 4.09 kilograms per year per capita | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 4.9 kilograms per year per capita | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 6.34 kilograms per year per capita | +29.3% |
| 1966 | 5.01 kilograms per year per capita | -21.0% |
| 1967 | 7.21 kilograms per year per capita | +43.9% |
| 1968 | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 5.43 kilograms per year per capita | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 5.7 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 7.26 kilograms per year per capita | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 9.97 kilograms per year per capita | +37.4% |
| 1973 | 5.53 kilograms per year per capita | -44.6% |
| 1974 | 4.16 kilograms per year per capita | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 4.87 kilograms per year per capita | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | +50.3% |
| 1977 | 10.92 kilograms per year per capita | +49.1% |
| 1978 | 12.96 kilograms per year per capita | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 16.59 kilograms per year per capita | +27.9% |
| 1980 | 15.46 kilograms per year per capita | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 21.46 kilograms per year per capita | +38.8% |
| 1982 | 23.66 kilograms per year per capita | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 25.28 kilograms per year per capita | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 20.01 kilograms per year per capita | -20.9% |
| 1985 | 15.83 kilograms per year per capita | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 22.5 kilograms per year per capita | +42.2% |
| 1987 | 21.31 kilograms per year per capita | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 20.49 kilograms per year per capita | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 21.7 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 24.86 kilograms per year per capita | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 21.45 kilograms per year per capita | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 22.34 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 23.26 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 19.14 kilograms per year per capita | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 16.03 kilograms per year per capita | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 15.74 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 17.09 kilograms per year per capita | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 19.37 kilograms per year per capita | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 17.96 kilograms per year per capita | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 20.56 kilograms per year per capita | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 20.45 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.06 kilograms per year per capita | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 19.9 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 17.45 kilograms per year per capita | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 17.81 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 18.14 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.87 kilograms per year per capita | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 18.17 kilograms per year per capita | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 17.64 kilograms per year per capita | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.01 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.52 kilograms per year per capita | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 21.43 kilograms per year per capita | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 20.93 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.85 kilograms per year per capita | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 21.2 kilograms per year per capita | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 21.85 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.93 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.7 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.19 kilograms per year per capita | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 19.33 kilograms per year per capita | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 20.73 kilograms per year per capita | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 19.25 kilograms per year per capita | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 19.37 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 19.37 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.94 kilograms per year per capita, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 19.37 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.43 kilograms per year per capita, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4 kilograms per year per capita | 3.89 kilograms per year per capita | 7.21 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.53 kilograms per year per capita | 4.16 kilograms per year per capita | 16.59 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.77 kilograms per year per capita | 15.46 kilograms per year per capita | 25.28 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.72 kilograms per year per capita | 15.74 kilograms per year per capita | 24.86 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6 kilograms per year per capita | 16.87 kilograms per year per capita | 20.56 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.96 kilograms per year per capita | 17.52 kilograms per year per capita | 22.85 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.67 kilograms per year per capita | 19.25 kilograms per year per capita | 20.73 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 25 Tunisia 19.61 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 19.56 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 27 Honduras 19.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 29 South Africa 19.28 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 19.24 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 31 Austria 19.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Saudi Arabia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia was 19.37 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.28 kilograms per year per capita in 1983.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.