Europe vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Europe
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Europe currently reports 455,181 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 279,591 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 47 regions.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780,921 1000 ha | 86,264 1000 ha | 694,657 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 779,284 1000 ha | 86,662 1000 ha | 692,622 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 779,076 1000 ha | 98,054 1000 ha | 681,022 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 547,627 1000 ha | 143,539 1000 ha | 404,088 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 475,565 1000 ha | 173,778 1000 ha | 301,787 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 464,064 1000 ha | 173,658 1000 ha | 290,406 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 458,149 1000 ha | 174,140 1000 ha | 284,009 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Europe or Saudi Arabia?
- Europe, at 455,181 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Europe and Saudi Arabia?
- 279,591 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Europe ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 47 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.