Cost healthy diet in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cost healthy diet was 3.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.02
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
168th
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.02
in 2024
All-time low
2.43
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Saudi Arabia stood at 3.02. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 168th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.46 | — |
| 2018 | 2.46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.48 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.43 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.62 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.87 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 2.96 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.02 | +2.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 73% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3.02 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.03, 75% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.47 | 2.46 | 2.48 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 2.43 | 3.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Saudi Arabia?
- Cost healthy diet in Saudi Arabia was 3.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cost healthy diet?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cost healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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