Al-Jouf Province

Economy

Al-Jouf Province’s economy is primarily based on agriculture and renewable energy. The province is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest agricultural producers and is particularly known for olive cultivation. The Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company operates the world’s largest organic olive farm, which holds two Guinness World Records: one for the largest organic olive farm, covering an area of 6,453 hectares (64.53 km²), and another for the world’s largest modern olive farm. Olive cultivation in Al-Jawf Province began on a small scale in 1980 and was scaled up dramatically following the 2007 introduction of intensive olive-farming methods. By 2023, the province contained approximately 25 million olive trees and produced around 18,000 tons of olives annually.

The province is also home to the Dumat al-Jandal Wind Farm, the first and largest utility-scale wind power project in the Middle East. The wind farm has a capacity of 400 MW and can supply electricity to approximately 70,000 homes.