Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 478,582 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 302,992 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,183 1000 ha | 86,264 1000 ha | 415,919 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 495,194 1000 ha | 86,662 1000 ha | 408,532 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 490,823 1000 ha | 98,054 1000 ha | 392,769 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 481,893 1000 ha | 143,539 1000 ha | 338,354 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 475,031 1000 ha | 173,778 1000 ha | 301,253 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 482,303 1000 ha | 173,658 1000 ha | 308,644 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 479,441 1000 ha | 174,140 1000 ha | 305,302 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 478,582 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 302,992 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Northern America ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- 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.