What is the price of onions in Saudi Arabia?

As of January 2024, onions in Saudi Arabia is US$ 0.73 per kg (2.73 SAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Saudi Arabia's world rank in onion exports?

Saudi Arabia ranks 44th among 109 onion exporters.

How much onion did Saudi Arabia produce in 2024?

Saudi Arabia produced 295,699 tonnes of onions in 2024.

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Onions Prices in Saudi Arabia

US$ 0.73 / kg

2.73 SAR / kg

MoM ▲ 7.5% YoY ▲ 7.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (SAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.73	2.73	▲ 7.5%	▲ 7.5%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.52	1.95	▼ 34.4%	▼ 34.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in Saudi Arabia available is US$ 0.73 per kg (2.73 SAR), up 7.5% year-on-year.

Saudi Arabia exported 9,010 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$4.68 million, ranking 44th among 109 exporters and accounting for 0.1% of global onion exports. The country is a net exporter, with onion production reaching 295,699 tonnes in 2024, ranking 48th globally and representing 0.2% of world output. The latest farmgate price is US$0.7286 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - onions in Saudi Arabia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported $4.7M (9 kt) of onions▲ 1339.8% YoY. That ranks #44 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$4.7M

Export value

9 kt

Export volume

#44 / 109

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.52

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top onions exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $1B · 20.7%
#2 China $577.8M · 12%
#3 Mexico $449.9M · 9.3%
#4 India $416.1M · 8.6%
#5 US $396.5M · 8.2%

Annual export data Saudi Arabia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$4.7M	9 kt	$0.52
2023	$324.9K	410.7 t	$0.79
2022	$522.1K	1.9 kt	$0.28
2021	$167.7K	60 t	$2.79
2020	$14.8K	54.6 t	$0.27

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Saudi Arabia produced 295.7 kt of onions in 2024▼ 5.7% YoY. It ranks #48 among producing countries (0.2% of world output).

295.7 kt

mi_production

8,695 ha

Area harvested

3.4 t/ha

Yield

#48

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

onions is traded under Harmonized System code 0703.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Saudi Arabia onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Saudi Arabia shipped small quantities of onions. Across 2019 alone, the market for Saudi Arabia onions (vegetables category) has , with a change of % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went down by -100 percent netting the nation US$0.00m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's onions exports are categorised as:

Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)

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Saudi Arabia onions export values

In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied onions worth 0.00m USD, a decrease of -100.00% from 2018's total onions export of 0.246m USD. The annual change in value of Saudi Arabia onions between 2017 to 2018 was -62.212%.

The per year change in the volume of Saudi Arabia's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -100 per cent between 2018 and 2019.

Saudi Arabia's stake of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Saudi Arabia is ranked position 47 in world exports of onions.

Export markets for Saudi Arabia onions ( in '000$ )

Saudi Arabia's top export markets for onions are Yemen, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Egypt.

Import/Export Trends

Saudi Arabia is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of Saudi Arabia onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was 5%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 41%, per annum.

Saudi Arabia purchased 296,924 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Production

The production of onions in Saudi Arabia was 112,508 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 13.49%. The country had approximately 7,976.00 hectares under onions cultivation.

Onions Prices Across Middle East

Compare the latest onions prices in other Middle East countries:

United Arab Emirates (UAE)$0.26/kg Oman$0.97/kg Kuwait$0.62/kg Bahrain$1.86/kg Israel$1.14/kg Qatar$0.58/kg Turkey$0.30/kg Iraq$0.37/kg Jordan$0.83/kg Lebanon$0.52/kg Cyprus$3.28/kg Palestine$1.96/kg Yemen$0.92/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Saudi Arabia

Latest prices for other vegetables in Saudi Arabia:

Vegetables$0.35/kg Tomatoes$1.24/kg Mushrooms$4.42/kg Celery$1.50/kg Carrots$1.16/kg Leeks$0.81/kg Cauliflowers and broccoli$0.33/kg Lettuce$0.65/kg Capers$0.56/kg Mushrooms and Truffles$4.42/kg Aubergines (eggplants)$1.09/kg Cabbages$0.68/kg Cucumber$1.14/kg Okra$3.67/kg

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