Europe vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Area

Europe
455,181 1000 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
175,590 1000 ha
in 2024
Europe rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Europe
  • Saudi Arabia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.