Eastern Africa vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 81.68 % against 50.11 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 31.57 %.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.76 % | 40.13 % | 5.63 % | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 46.93 % | 40.31 % | 6.61 % | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 47.81 % | 45.61 % | 2.2 % | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 46.7 % | 66.77 % | 20.08 % | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 47.78 % | 80.84 % | 33.06 % | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 49.24 % | 80.78 % | 31.55 % | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 50.05 % | 81 % | 30.95 % | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Eastern Africa or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 81.68 % against 50.11 % in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 31.57 %, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.