According to the TradeMap of the International Trade Centre, Saudi Arabia has been ranked first globally in the value of dates exports in 2021, with the value of exports in 2021 exceeding SR1.2 billion.

It is worth noting that the value of palms and dates in the Kingdom reached nearly SR7.5 billion, 12 % of the agricultural gross product and 0.4 of the non-oil gross product.The number of palm trees reached 33 million, representing 27 % of the total number of palm trees in the world, and the agricultural population of jujube palm trees reached 123000.