Production of dates rose 1.56% to 1,565,830 tonnes in Saudi Arabia in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of dates in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 1,565,830 tonnes in 2021 and an all time low of 160,000 tonnes in 1961. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, production of dates in Iraq amounted to 750,225 tonnes, 26,953 tonnes in Jordan, 351,077 tonnes in United Arab Emirates and 59,619 tonnes in Yemen in 2021.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 2nd within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of production of dates, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Dates | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bahrain | tonnes | 17,113 | 12,750 | 12,900 | 13,500 | 13,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | tonnes | 118 | 122 | 127 | 128 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iran | tonnes | 1,185,165 | 1,202,200 | 1,356,684 | 1,307,908 | 1,236,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | tonnes | 615,211 | 618,818 | 646,163 | 639,315 | 735,353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | tonnes | 43,200 | 43,967 | 44,580 | 43,412 | 48,984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | tonnes | 25,223 | 25,419 | 26,190 | 23,375 | 25,034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | tonnes | 93,147 | 87,391 | 96,656 | 105,648 | 111,750 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | tonnes | 355,332 | 360,917 | 368,808 | 376,850 | 368,577 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | tonnes | 28,877 | 28,095 | 29,012 | 25,843 | 26,607 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | tonnes | 1,153,009 | 1,224,192 | 1,302,859 | 1,539,756 | 1,541,769 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | tonnes | 3,000 | 4,016 | 4,028 | 3,567 | 2,859 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | tonnes | 410,958 | 344,714 | 345,119 | 341,246 | 351,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | tonnes | 48,360 | 48,168 | 46,550 | 64,375 | 64,331 |
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